Dromedary Camel vs Fringed Cup

Camelus dromedarius compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Encoelia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Fringed Cup
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.