Chinese water deer vs Dromedary Camel

Hydropotes inermis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Hydropotes	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese water deer and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (偶蹄目)

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).

Dromedary Camel

单峰驼是仅有一个驼峰的骆驼，距今已有超过4000年的驯化历史。驼峰储存的是脂肪，而非水分。