Dromedary Camel vs Indian Gazelle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Gazella bennettii

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Indian Gazelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Indian Gazelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Gazella
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Gazella bennettii

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Indian Gazelle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Indian Gazelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Indian Gazelle
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.

Indian Gazelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

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