Dromedary Camel vs Ornamental Orbweaver

Camelus dromedarius compared with Larinioides patagiatus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Ornamental Orbweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Ornamental Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Araneidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Larinioides
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Larinioides patagiatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Ornamental Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Ornamental Orbweaver
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.

Ornamental Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Dromedary Camel

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