Dromedary Camel vs Arraia

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hypanus americanus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Arraia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hypanus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hypanus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Arraia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Arraia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Arraia
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.

Arraia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dromedary Camel

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