Dromedary Camel vs Pseudoscorpion

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Pseudoscorpion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pseudoscorpiones
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Chthoniidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ephippiochthonius
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Pseudoscorpion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Pseudoscorpion
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.

Pseudoscorpion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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