Dromedary Camel vs licuri palm

Camelus dromedarius compared with Syagrus coronata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while licuri palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	licuri palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Arecaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Syagrus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Syagrus coronata

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

licuri palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	licuri palm
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.

licuri palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Brazil.

Dromedary Camel

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