Dromedary Camel vs Kew's Chthonid

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ephippiochthonius kewi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Kew's Chthonid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pseudoscorpiones
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Chthoniidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ephippiochthonius
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ephippiochthonius kewi

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Kew's Chthonid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Kew's Chthonid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Kew's Chthonid
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.

Kew's Chthonid

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Denmark.

Dromedary Camel

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