Dromedary Camel vs forked veilwort

Camelus dromedarius compared with Metzgeria furcata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while forked veilwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Metzgeria
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	forked veilwort
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.

forked veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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