Bifid Crestwort vs Dromedary Camel

Lophocolea bidentata compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bifid Crestwort	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Lophocolea	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Lophocolea bidentata	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Bifid Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bifid Crestwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Bifid Crestwort

The Bifid Crestwort (Lophocolea bidentata) is a species in the genus Lophocolea. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.