Dromedary Camel vs Duiquero de Jentink

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Duiquero de Jentink is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Duiquero de Jentink
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cephalophus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Duiquero de Jentink share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (artiodáctilos)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Duiquero de Jentink

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Duiquero de Jentink
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.

Duiquero de Jentink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

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