vs Dromedary Camel

Diderma meyerae compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dromedary Camel
Kingdom Protozoa (protozoa) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (Chordates)
Class Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Physarales (Physarales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Didymiaceae Camelidae (Camels)
Genus Diderma Camelus (Camels)
Species Diderma meyerae Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Diderma meyerae is a plasmodial slime mold in the order Physarales, forming small, stalked sporangia with a double peridium on decaying plant debris. It inhabits forest leaf litter and woody substrates in humid environments.

Dromedary Camel

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

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