Dromedary Camel vs Golden hamster

Camelus dromedarius compared with Mesocricetus auratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Golden hamster
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Mesocricetus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Mesocricetus auratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Golden hamster share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Golden hamster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Golden hamster
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.

Golden hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Dromedary Camel

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