Dromedary Camel vs Gem

Camelus dromedarius compared with Orthonama obstipata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Gem
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Artiodactyla (Bộ Guốc chẵn)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Geometridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Orthonama
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Orthonama obstipata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Gem share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Gem

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Gem
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.

Gem

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cabo Verde, Congo (DRC), South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Dromedary Camel

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