Dromedary Camel vs McGregor Pincushion

Camelus dromedarius compared with Leucospermum harpagonatum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while McGregor Pincushion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	McGregor Pincushion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Proteaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Leucospermum
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Leucospermum harpagonatum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

McGregor Pincushion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	McGregor Pincushion
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.

McGregor Pincushion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dromedary Camel

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