Dromedary Camel vs Indian Gazelle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Gazella bennettii

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Indian Gazelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Indian Gazelle
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	Camelidae (Camels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Gazella
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Gazella bennettii

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Indian Gazelle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (偶蹄目)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Indian Gazelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Indian Gazelle
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.

Indian Gazelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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。