Dromedary Camel vs oceanic scud

Camelus dromedarius compared with Gammarus oceanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	oceanic scud
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Amphipoda (Amphipoda)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Gammaridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Gammarus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Gammarus oceanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

oceanic scud

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	oceanic scud
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.

oceanic scud

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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