Dromedary Camel vs

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pseudoxanthomonas indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Xanthomonadales (Xanthomonadales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Xanthomonadaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pseudoxanthomonas
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pseudoxanthomonas indica

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Dromedary Camel

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

Pseudoxanthomonas indica is a Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented rod first isolated from soil in India. It inhabits tropical and subtropical soil environments and produces characteristic xanthomonadin pigments. This aerobic bacterium decomposes a variety of organic substrates found in its soil habitat.