Dromedary Camel vs Grey Field-speedwell

Camelus dromedarius compared with Veronica polita

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Grey Field-speedwell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Grey Field-speedwell
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Veronica
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Veronica polita

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Grey Field-speedwell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Grey Field-speedwell
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.

Grey Field-speedwell

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), 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.