Dromedary Camel vs Gamtoos Cabbage Tree

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cussonia gamtoosensis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Gamtoos Cabbage Tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Gamtoos Cabbage Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Araliaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cussonia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cussonia gamtoosensis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Gamtoos Cabbage Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Gamtoos Cabbage Tree
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.

Gamtoos Cabbage Tree

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.