Dromedary Camel vs long-tailed pocket mouse

Camelus dromedarius compared with Chaetodipus formosus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while long-tailed pocket mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	long-tailed pocket mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Chaetodipus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Chaetodipus formosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and long-tailed pocket mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

long-tailed pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	long-tailed pocket mouse
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-tailed pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Dromedary Camel

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