Dromedary Camel vs Spitting Spider

Camelus dromedarius compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Scytodidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Scytodes
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Spitting Spider
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.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Dromedary Camel

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