Dromedary Camel vs marbled lungfish

Camelus dromedarius compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Protopteridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Protopterus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and marbled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	marbled lungfish
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 lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

Dromedary Camel

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