Dromedary Camel vs Orange Jelly Spot

Camelus dromedarius compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Dacrymyces
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Orange Jelly Spot
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 Jelly Spot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Dromedary Camel

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