Dromedary Camel vs Guianan White-eared Opossum

Camelus dromedarius compared with Didelphis imperfecta

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Guianan White-eared Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Guianan White-eared Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Didelphidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Didelphis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Didelphis imperfecta

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Guianan White-eared Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Guianan White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Guianan White-eared Opossum
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.

Guianan White-eared Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Dromedary Camel

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