Dromedary Camel vs Floating spurge

Camelus dromedarius compared with Phyllanthus fluitans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Floating spurge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Phyllanthus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Phyllanthus fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Floating spurge share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Floating spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Floating spurge
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 spurge

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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