Cat vs Dromedary Camel

Felis catus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Cat is carnivore while Dromedary Camel is herbivore.
• Dromedary Camel is 133.3x heavier than Cat.
• Dromedary Camel lives longer (40 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Felis catus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Dromedary Camel
Diet	Carnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	40 years
Average Length	46 cm	2.3 m
Average Weight	4.5 kg	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Cat

O gato doméstico (Felis catus) é um carnívoro pequeno da família Felidae, amplamente mantido como animal de estimação e para controle de pragas. Originário do Oriente Médio, foi domesticado há cerca de 10.000 anos. Possui visão noturna excelente, audição aguçada e reflexos rápidos. Comunica-se por miar, ronronar e linguagem corporal. Caça instintivamente roedores e pássaros. Existem atualmente centenas de raças reconhecidas com diversas características físicas.

Dromedary Camel

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia