Dromedary Camel vs Marsh Fieldcap

Camelus dromedarius compared with Agrocybe paludosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Marsh Fieldcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Strophariaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Agrocybe
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Agrocybe paludosa

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Marsh Fieldcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Marsh Fieldcap
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.

Marsh Fieldcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

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