Dromedary Camel vs Interrupted Brome

Camelus dromedarius compared with Bromus interruptus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Interrupted Brome is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Interrupted Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Bromus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Bromus interruptus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Interrupted Brome

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Interrupted Brome
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.

Interrupted Brome

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.

Dromedary Camel

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