Dorrigo Plum vs Dromedary Camel

Endiandra introrsa compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Dorrigo Plum is Data Deficient while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dorrigo Plum	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lauraceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Endiandra	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Endiandra introrsa	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Dorrigo Plum

DD — Data Deficient

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dorrigo Plum

Habitat

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

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.

Dromedary Camel

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