Dooryard dock vs Dromedary Camel

Rumex longifolius compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

Dooryard dock is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dooryard dock	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polygonaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Rumex	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Rumex longifolius	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Dooryard dock

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dooryard dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.