Black cypress-pine vs Dromedary Camel

Callitris endlicheri compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Black cypress-pine is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black cypress-pine	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cupressaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Callitris	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Callitris endlicheri	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Black cypress-pine

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black cypress-pine	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black cypress-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Black cypress-pine

The Black cypress-pine (Callitris endlicheri) is a species in the genus Callitris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations. Found in United States.

Dromedary Camel

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