Dromedary Camel vs Fibrous Goat's Beard

Camelus dromedarius compared with Tragopogon fibrosus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Fibrous Goat's Beard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Fibrous Goat's Beard
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)	Tragopogon
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Tragopogon fibrosus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fibrous Goat's Beard

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Fibrous Goat's Beard
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.

Fibrous Goat's Beard

Habitat

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

Dromedary Camel

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