Dromedary Camel vs Fingered Candlesnuff

Camelus dromedarius compared with Xylaria digitata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Fingered Candlesnuff is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Fingered Candlesnuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Xylariaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Xylaria
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Xylaria digitata

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fingered Candlesnuff

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Fingered Candlesnuff
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.

Fingered Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Dromedary Camel

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