Devil's backbone vs Dromedary Camel

Kalanchoe daigremontiana compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Devil's backbone Dromedary Camel
Kingdom Plantae (نباتات) Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور) Chordata (حبليات)
Class Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية) Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order Saxifragales (كاسريات الحجر) Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)
Family Crassulaceae Camelidae (Camels)
Genus Kalanchoe Camelus (Camels)
Species Kalanchoe daigremontiana Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Devil's backbone Dromedary Camel
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 2.3 m
Average Weight 600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's backbone

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.

Devil's backbone

No description available.

Dromedary Camel

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

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