Dromedary Camel vs Eastern Mountain Avens

Camelus dromedarius compared with Geum peckii

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mountain Avens is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Eastern Mountain Avens
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Geum
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Geum peckii

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Eastern Mountain Avens

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Eastern Mountain Avens
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 Mountain Avens

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dromedary Camel

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