Dromedary Camel vs Front Range Milkvetch

Camelus dromedarius compared with Astragalus sparsiflorus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Front Range Milkvetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Front Range Milkvetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Astragalus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Astragalus sparsiflorus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Front Range Milkvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Front Range Milkvetch
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.

Front Range Milkvetch

Habitat

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

Dromedary Camel

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