Dromedary Camel vs Fortune Meadowsweet

Camelus dromedarius compared with Spiraea japonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dromedary Camel Fortune Meadowsweet
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Camelidae (Camels) Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Camelus (Camels) Spiraea
Species Camelus dromedarius Spiraea japonica

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fortune Meadowsweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dromedary Camel Fortune Meadowsweet
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.

Fortune Meadowsweet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Georgia, India), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Dromedary Camel

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

Fortune Meadowsweet

No description available.

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