Dromedary Camel vs Long-tailed dunnart

Camelus dromedarius compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Sminthopsis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Long-tailed dunnart
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.

Long-tailed dunnart

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.