Dromedary Camel vs Northern Dusky Slug

Camelus dromedarius compared with Arion fuscus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Northern Dusky Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Northern Dusky Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Arionidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Arion
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Arion fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Northern Dusky Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Northern Dusky Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Northern Dusky Slug
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.

Northern Dusky Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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