Manta arpón vs Dromedary Camel

Mobula japanica compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Manta arpón	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Myliobatidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Mobula	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Mobula japanica	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Manta arpón and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Manta arpón

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Manta arpón	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Manta arpón

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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.

Dromedary Camel

El dromedario es el camello de una sola joroba, domesticado hace más de 4.000 años. La joroba almacena grasa, no agua.