Dromedary Camel vs long-armed squid

Camelus dromedarius compared with Chiroteuthis veranii

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while long-armed squid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	long-armed squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Chiroteuthidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Chiroteuthis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Chiroteuthis veranii

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and long-armed squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

long-armed squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	long-armed squid
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.

long-armed squid

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

Dromedary Camel

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