Dromedary Camel vs Flat Wrack

Camelus dromedarius compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Fucaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Fucus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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