Dromedary Camel vs grooved top shell

Camelus dromedarius compared with Jujubinus striatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	grooved top shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Trochidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Jujubinus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Jujubinus striatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and grooved top shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

grooved top shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	grooved top shell
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.

grooved top shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Greece, Norway, Spain, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

Dromedary Camel

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