Dromedary Camel vs Eastern Chamomile

Camelus dromedarius compared with Anthemis ruthenica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Eastern Chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Anthemis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Anthemis ruthenica

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Eastern Chamomile

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Eastern Chamomile
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.

Eastern Chamomile

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan) and Europe (15 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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