Dromedary Camel vs Meerkat

Camelus dromedarius compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Meerkat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Herpestidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Suricata
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Meerkat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Meerkat
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.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Dromedary Camel

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