Dromedary Camel vs Green String Lettuce

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ulva linza

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Green String Lettuce is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Green String Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ulva
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ulva linza

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Green String Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Green String Lettuce
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.

Green String Lettuce

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Dromedary Camel

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