Dromedary Camel vs Slender Ground-hopper

Camelus dromedarius compared with Tetrix subulata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Slender Ground-hopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Slender Ground-hopper
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)	Tetrigidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Tetrix
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Tetrix subulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Slender Ground-hopper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Slender Ground-hopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Slender Ground-hopper
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.

Slender Ground-hopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Dromedary Camel

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