Dromedary Camel vs Gansu-Spitzmaus

Camelus dromedarius compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Gansu-Spitzmaus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Gansu-Spitzmaus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Soricidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Chodsigoa
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Chodsigoa lamula

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Gansu-Spitzmaus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Gansu-Spitzmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Gansu-Spitzmaus
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.

Gansu-Spitzmaus

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.