Dromedary Camel vs Short-tailed river stingray

Camelus dromedarius compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Short-tailed river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Short-tailed river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Potamotrygon
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Potamotrygon brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Short-tailed river stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Short-tailed river stingray
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.

Short-tailed river stingray

Dromedary Camel

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