Dromedary Camel vs Jentinkducker

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Jentinkducker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Jentinkducker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cephalophus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Jentinkducker share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Paarhufer)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Jentinkducker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Jentinkducker
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.

Jentinkducker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

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