Dromedary Camel vs Gilled lungfish

Camelus dromedarius compared with Protopterus amphibius

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Gilled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Protopteridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Protopterus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Gilled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Gilled lungfish
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	2.3 m	—
Average Weight	600.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Gilled lungfish

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.