Dromedary Camel vs Malayan porcupine

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Malayan porcupine
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)	Hystricidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hystrix
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Malayan porcupine
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.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Dromedary Camel

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