Dromedary Camel vs Mountain Goat

Camelus dromedarius compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Oreamnos
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Mountain Goat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Hewan berkuku genap)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

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.