Dromedary Camel vs Gray rupturewort

Camelus dromedarius compared with Herniaria incana

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Gray rupturewort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Gray rupturewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Herniaria
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Herniaria incana

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Gray rupturewort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Gray rupturewort
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.

Gray rupturewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Poland, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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