Dromedary Camel vs Colicorto Estriado

Camelus dromedarius compared with Monodelphis americana

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Colicorto Estriado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Colicorto Estriado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Didelphidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Monodelphis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Monodelphis americana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Colicorto Estriado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Colicorto Estriado
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.

Colicorto Estriado

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.