Dromedary Camel vs Manatee Grass

Camelus dromedarius compared with Syringodium filiforme

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Manatee Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Manatee Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Syringodium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Syringodium filiforme

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Manatee Grass
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.

Manatee Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Dromedary Camel

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