Dromedary Camel vs Golden-flowered Agave

Camelus dromedarius compared with Agave chrysantha

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Golden-flowered Agave is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Golden-flowered Agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Agave
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Agave chrysantha

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Golden-flowered Agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Golden-flowered Agave
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.

Golden-flowered Agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Dromedary Camel

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