Dromedary Camel vs Orange Bow-moss

Camelus dromedarius compared with Dicranodontium asperulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Orange Bow-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Dicranodontium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Dicranodontium asperulum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Orange Bow-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Orange Bow-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.

Orange Bow-moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Dromedary Camel

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