vs Dromedary Camel

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dromedary Camel
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Erythrobacteraceae Camelidae (Camels)
Genus Altererythrobacter Camelus (Camels)
Species Altererythrobacter troitsensis Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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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