Black-capped Marmot vs Dromedary Camel

Marmota camtschatica compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Black-capped Marmot is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Marmot	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Marmota	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Marmota camtschatica	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Marmot and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Marmot	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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-capped Marmot

The Black-capped Marmot (Marmota camtschatica) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

O dromedário é o camelo de uma única corcova, domesticado há mais de 4.000 anos. A corcova armazena gordura, não água.