Dromedary Camel vs Funck's Rustwort

Camelus dromedarius compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Marsupella
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Funck's Rustwort
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.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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