Dromedary Camel vs herb-paris

Camelus dromedarius compared with Paris quadrifolia

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while herb-paris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	herb-paris
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Paris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Paris quadrifolia

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

herb-paris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	herb-paris
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.

herb-paris

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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