Dromedary Camel vs North American Badger

Camelus dromedarius compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	North American Badger
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)	Taxidea
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

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.