Dromedary Camel vs Piacentini's Dikdik

Camelus dromedarius compared with Madoqua piacentinii

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Piacentini's Dikdik is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Piacentini's Dikdik
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)	Madoqua
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Madoqua piacentinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Piacentini's Dikdik share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Artiodátilos)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Piacentini's Dikdik

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Piacentini's Dikdik
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.

Piacentini's Dikdik

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.