Dromedary Camel vs Gran Jerboa

Camelus dromedarius compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Gran Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Gran Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Dipodidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Allactaga
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Allactaga major

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Gran Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Gran Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Gran Jerboa
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.

Gran Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Dromedary Camel

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