Dromedary Camel vs marbled crenella

Camelus dromedarius compared with Musculus subpictus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while marbled crenella is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	marbled crenella
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Mytilida (Mytilida)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Mytilidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Musculus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Musculus subpictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

marbled crenella

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	marbled crenella
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.

marbled crenella

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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