Dromedary Camel vs Lesser Germanderwort

Camelus dromedarius compared with Riccardia incurvata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Lesser Germanderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Aneuraceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Riccardia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Riccardia incurvata

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Lesser Germanderwort
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.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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