Dromedary Camel vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Camelus dromedarius compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Urocystis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	False Oat-Grass Smut
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.

False Oat-Grass Smut

Dromedary Camel

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