Dromedary Camel vs Golden Bamboo Lemur

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hapalemur aureus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Golden Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Golden Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hapalemur
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hapalemur aureus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Golden Bamboo Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Golden Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Golden Bamboo Lemur
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.

Golden Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

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