Dromedary Camel vs lesser grison

Camelus dromedarius compared with Galictis cuja

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while lesser grison is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	lesser grison
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Galictis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Galictis cuja

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

lesser grison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	lesser grison
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.

lesser grison

Habitat

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.