Dromedary Camel vs Foxtail Pine

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pinus balfouriana

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Foxtail Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Foxtail Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pinus balfouriana

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Foxtail Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Foxtail Pine
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 Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Dromedary Camel

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