Cubed Fold Truffle vs Dromedary Camel

Hydnotrya cubispora compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cubed Fold Truffle	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Discinaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Hydnotrya	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Hydnotrya cubispora	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Cubed Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cubed Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Germany.

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.