Dromedary Camel vs Fetid Toadshade

Camelus dromedarius compared with Trillium foetidissimum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Fetid Toadshade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Fetid Toadshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Trillium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Trillium foetidissimum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fetid Toadshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Fetid Toadshade
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.

Fetid Toadshade

Habitat

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

Dromedary Camel

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