Dromedary Camel vs Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cricetomys gambianus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Northern Giant Pouched Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cricetomys
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cricetomys gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Northern Giant Pouched Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
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 Giant Pouched Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dromedary Camel

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