Dromedary Camel vs Lagos-rubber

Camelus dromedarius compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Funtumia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

Dromedary Camel

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