Dromedary Camel vs Northern Hog-badger

Camelus dromedarius compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Northern Hog-badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Northern Hog-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)	Arctonyx
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Arctonyx albogularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Northern Hog-badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Northern Hog-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.

Northern Hog-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.