alpine gentian vs Dromedary Camel

Gentiana glauca compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine gentian	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Gentianaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Gentiana	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Gentiana glauca	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

alpine gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.

alpine gentian

The Alpine gentian (Gentiana glauca) is a species in the genus Gentiana. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Dromedary Camel

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