Doum Palm vs Dromedary Camel

Hyphaene compressa compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

Doum Palm is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Arecaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Hyphaene	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Hyphaene compressa	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.