Dromedary Camel vs warty bobtail squid

Camelus dromedarius compared with Rossia palpebrosa

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while warty bobtail squid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	warty 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)	Rossia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Rossia palpebrosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

warty bobtail squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	warty 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.

warty bobtail squid

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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