Dromedary Camel vs nut fingernailclam

Camelus dromedarius compared with Sphaerium rivicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	nut fingernailclam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sphaeriida (Sphaeriida)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Sphaeriidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Sphaerium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Sphaerium rivicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

nut fingernailclam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	nut fingernailclam
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.

nut fingernailclam

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Ukraine.

Dromedary Camel

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