Dromedary Camel vs Ponytail Palm

Camelus dromedarius compared with Beaucarnea gracilis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Ponytail Palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Ponytail Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Beaucarnea
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Beaucarnea gracilis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Ponytail Palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Ponytail Palm
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.

Ponytail Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Dromedary Camel

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