Dromedary Camel vs Mealy Shadow Lichen

Camelus dromedarius compared with Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Mealy Shadow Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mealy Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Physciaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Phaeophyscia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mealy Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mealy Shadow Lichen
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.

Mealy Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Dromedary Camel

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