Big Caltropa vs Dromedary Camel

Kallstroemia maxima compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

Big Caltropa is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Caltropa	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Zygophyllaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Kallstroemia	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Kallstroemia maxima	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Big Caltropa

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Caltropa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

Big Caltropa

The Big Caltropa (Kallstroemia maxima) is a species in the genus Kallstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.