Dromedary Camel vs Shiny Dufourea

Camelus dromedarius compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Halictidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Dufourea
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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