Dromedary Camel vs elegant spike-rush

Camelus dromedarius compared with Eleocharis elegans

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while elegant spike-rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	elegant spike-rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Eleocharis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Eleocharis elegans

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	elegant spike-rush
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.

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Dromedary Camel

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