Dromedary Camel vs Jentink's Duiker

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cephalophus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Çift toynaklılar)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Jentink's Duiker
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.

Jentink's Duiker

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.