Cheeseweed vs Dromedary Camel

Malva multiflora compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheeseweed	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Malvaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Malva	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Malva multiflora	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Cheeseweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheeseweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, South Africa, Sweden, and 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.

Cheeseweed

The Cheeseweed (Malva multiflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.