Dromedary Camel vs Large Hook-moss

Camelus dromedarius compared with Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Large Hook-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Large Hook-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Drepanocladus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Large Hook-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Large Hook-moss
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.

Large Hook-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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