Dromedary Camel vs mountain spike-moss

Camelus dromedarius compared with Selaginella densa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Selaginella
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Selaginella densa

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	mountain spike-moss
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.

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Dromedary Camel

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