Dromedary Camel vs Hill Notchwort

Camelus dromedarius compared with Barbilophozia sudetica

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Hill Notchwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Hill Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Anastrophyllaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Barbilophozia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Barbilophozia sudetica

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Hill Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Hill Notchwort
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.

Hill Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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