Chihuahua Gray vs Dromedary Camel

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Arachnida (паукообразные)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Araneae (пауки)	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)
Family	Theraphosidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Aphonopelma	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chihuahua Gray and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.

Chihuahua Gray

The Chihuahua Gray (Aphonopelma pallidum) is a species in the genus Aphonopelma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.