Dromedary Camel vs
Camelus dromedarius compared with Nitzschia bacillum
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Dromedary Camel | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Chromista (Chromista) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordates) | Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) |
| Class | Mammalia (Mammals) | Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae) |
| Order | Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) | Bacillariales (Bacillariales) |
| Family | Camelidae (Camels) | Bacillariaceae |
| Genus | Camelus (Camels) | Nitzschia |
| Species | Camelus dromedarius | Nitzschia bacillum |
Conservation Status
Dromedary Camel
NE — Not EvaluatedPopulation: ~15.0M
Trend: Stable →
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | Dromedary Camel | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | Herbivore | — |
| Average Lifespan | 40 years | — |
| Average Length | 2.3 m | — |
| Average Weight | 600.0 kg | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Dromedary Camel
Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.
Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.
Dromedary Camel
The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.
Nitzschia bacillum is a small, rod-shaped pennate diatom with a cylindrical outline and a keel-positioned raphe. It inhabits benthic substrates in rivers, streams, and lakes across temperate and subtropical regions worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the attached microalgal biofilm community in diverse freshwater environments.
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