Dromedary Camel vs Staph Aureus

Camelus dromedarius compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Staphylococcales
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Staphylococcus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Staph Aureus
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.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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