Dromedary Camel vs Mast Disco

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mast Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Helotiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mast Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mast Disco
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.

Mast Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Dromedary Camel

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