Dromedary Camel vs southern bobtail squid

Camelus dromedarius compared with Euprymna tasmanica

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while southern bobtail squid is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	southern bobtail squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Sepiolidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Euprymna
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Euprymna tasmanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

southern bobtail squid

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	southern bobtail squid
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.

southern bobtail squid

Dromedary Camel

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