Dromedary Camel vs Raposa

Camelus dromedarius compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Raposa is Least Concern.
• Dromedary Camel is herbivore while Raposa is omnivore.
• Dromedary Camel is 100.0x heavier than Raposa.
• Dromedary Camel lives longer (40 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Raposa
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)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Raposa
Diet	Herbivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	40 years	5 years
Average Length	2.3 m	70 cm
Average Weight	600.0 kg	6.0 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.

Raposa

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

Dromedary Camel

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

Raposa

A raposa-vermelha (Vulpes vulpes) e o carnivoro selvagem de distribuicao mais ampla da Terra. Colonizou habitats que vao da tundra artica a ambientes urbanos em todo o hemisferio norte e em areas onde foi introduzida na Australia. Reconhecida pela pelagem ruiva, o ventre branco e a cauda espessa. Omnivora altamente adaptavel, a raposa-vermelha come de tudo, de coelhos e campanhois a frutos e restos humanos. Comunica-se com mais de 40 vocalizacoes distintas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia