Dromedary Camel vs Dry Rot

Camelus dromedarius compared with Serpula lacrymans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Dry Rot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Serpulidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Serpula
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Serpula lacrymans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Dry Rot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Dromedary Camel

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