Dromedary Camel vs Flag Iris

Camelus dromedarius compared with Iris pseudacorus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Flag Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)	Mantodea (فرس النبي)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Iris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Flag Iris
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.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia