Dromedary Camel vs Oriental Plane-tree

Camelus dromedarius compared with Platanus orientalis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Oriental Plane-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Platanaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Platanus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Platanus orientalis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Oriental Plane-tree
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.

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), 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.