Dromedary Camel vs Tar spot

Camelus dromedarius compared with Phyllachora maydis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Sordariomycetes (عشوفيات)
Order	Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)	Phyllachorales (لطخاوات)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Phyllachora
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Tar spot
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.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Dromedary Camel

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