Dromedary Camel vs Dwarfing Redleaf

Camelus dromedarius compared with Exobasidium juelianum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Dwarfing Redleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Dwarfing Redleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Exobasidium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Exobasidium juelianum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Dwarfing Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Dwarfing Redleaf
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.

Dwarfing Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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