Dromedary Camel vs Mangue du Caméroun

Camelus dromedarius compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Mangue du Caméroun is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mangue du Caméroun
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Herpestidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Crossarchus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Mangue du Caméroun share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mangue du Caméroun

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mangue du Caméroun
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.

Mangue du Caméroun

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.