Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Dromedary Camel

Eothenomys olitor compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)
Family	Cricetidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Eothenomys	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

The Black-eared Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys olitor) is a species in the genus Eothenomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.