Dromedary Camel vs Poison Ivy Rust

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pileolaria brevipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Poison Ivy Rust
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Serpulidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pileolaria
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pileolaria brevipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Poison Ivy Rust share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Poison Ivy Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Poison Ivy Rust
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.

Poison Ivy Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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