Dromedary Camel vs Japanese Water Shrew

Camelus dromedarius compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Japanese Water 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)	Chimarrogale
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Japanese Water 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.

Japanese Water 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.