Dromedary Camel vs Forest Num-num

Camelus dromedarius compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Carissa
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Forest Num-num
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.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Dromedary Camel

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