Dromedary Camel vs Campagnol de Sundevall

Camelus dromedarius compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Campagnol de Sundevall is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Campagnol de Sundevall
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Myodes
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Campagnol de Sundevall share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Campagnol de Sundevall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Campagnol de Sundevall
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.

Campagnol de Sundevall

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Dromedary Camel

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