Dromedary Camel vs Foxtail copperleaf

Camelus dromedarius compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Foxtail copperleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Acalypha
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Foxtail copperleaf
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.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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