Dromedary Camel vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Lobariaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
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.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Dromedary Camel

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