Chinese Water Shrew vs Dromedary Camel

Chimarrogale styani compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)
Family	Soricidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chinese Water Shrew

The Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Dromedary Camel

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