Dromedary Camel vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Camelus dromedarius compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Dasyuromorphia (Yırtıcı keseliler)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Sminthopsis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Hairy-footed dunnart
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.

Hairy-footed dunnart

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.