Dromedary Camel vs smooth coil

Camelus dromedarius compared with Lucilla scintilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	smooth coil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Helicodiscidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Lucilla
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Lucilla scintilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

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NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	smooth coil
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.

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Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (6 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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