Dromedary Camel vs Fungi

Camelus dromedarius compared with Xylomyces rhizophorae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Fungi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Jahnulales (Jahnulales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Aliquandostipitaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Xylomyces
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Xylomyces rhizophorae

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fungi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Fungi
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.

Fungi

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Dromedary Camel

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