Alaska Larch vs Dromedary Camel

Larix laricina compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alaska Larch	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Larix	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Larix laricina	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Alaska Larch

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alaska Larch	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alaska Larch

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Alaska Larch

The Alaska Larch (Larix laricina) is a species in the genus Larix. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Dromedary Camel

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