Dromedary Camel vs floating crystalwort

Camelus dromedarius compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Riccia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). 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.