Dromedary Camel vs Olive Wax Cap

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hygrophorus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Olive Wax Cap
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.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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