Dromedary Camel vs Mantled Baskettail

Camelus dromedarius compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Corduliidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Epitheca
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Mantled Baskettail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mantled Baskettail
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.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dromedary Camel

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