Dromedary Camel vs Heer Wolf Spider

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hogna heeri

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Heer Wolf Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Heer Wolf Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Lycosidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hogna
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hogna heeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Heer Wolf Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Heer Wolf Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Heer Wolf Spider
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.

Heer Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Portugal.

Dromedary Camel

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