Dromedary Camel vs Piedmont Grasshopper

Camelus dromedarius compared with Chorthippus cialancensis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Piedmont Grasshopper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Piedmont Grasshopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Acrididae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Chorthippus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Chorthippus cialancensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Piedmont Grasshopper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Piedmont Grasshopper
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.

Piedmont Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dromedary Camel

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