Dromedary Camel vs pig tapeworm

Camelus dromedarius compared with Taenia solium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	pig tapeworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Taeniidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Taenia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Taenia solium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

pig tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	pig tapeworm
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.

pig tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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