Devil'S Paintbrush vs Dromedary Camel

Pilosella aurantiaca compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

Devil'S Paintbrush is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Paintbrush	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Pilosella	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Pilosella aurantiaca	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Paintbrush	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.