Dromedary Camel vs Formosan Serow

Camelus dromedarius compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Capricornis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Artiodátilos)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Dromedary Camel

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