American dragonhead vs Dromedary Camel

Physostegia parviflora compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American dragonhead	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lamiaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Physostegia	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Physostegia parviflora	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

American dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American dragonhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.

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.

American dragonhead

The American dragonhead (Physostegia parviflora) is a species in the genus Physostegia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.