Dromedary Camel vs Fourspike heliotrope

Camelus dromedarius compared with Euploca procumbens

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Fourspike heliotrope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Euploca
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Euploca procumbens

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Fourspike heliotrope
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.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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