Dromedary Camel vs Prostrate Feather-Moss

Camelus dromedarius compared with Sematophyllum demissum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Sematophyllaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Sematophyllum
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Sematophyllum demissum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Prostrate Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Prostrate Feather-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.

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, 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.