Dromedary Camel vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Camelus dromedarius compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Soricidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Blarina
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
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.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

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.