Dromedary Camel vs Dendrolague de Lumholtz

Camelus dromedarius compared with Dendrolagus lumholtzi

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Dendrolague de Lumholtz is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Dendrolague de Lumholtz
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Dendrolagus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Dendrolagus lumholtzi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Dendrolague de Lumholtz

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Dendrolague de Lumholtz
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.

Dendrolague de Lumholtz

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.