Dromedary Camel vs Nundle Cycad

Camelus dromedarius compared with Macrozamia concinna

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Nundle Cycad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Nundle Cycad
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Macrozamia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Macrozamia concinna

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Nundle Cycad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Nundle Cycad
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.

Nundle Cycad

Dromedary Camel

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