Dromedary Camel vs fieldbriar

Camelus dromedarius compared with Rosa agrestis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while fieldbriar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	fieldbriar
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)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Rosa agrestis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

fieldbriar

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	fieldbriar
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.

fieldbriar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. 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.