Dromedary Camel vs Red Fold Truffle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Red Fold Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Discinaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hydnotrya
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Red Fold Truffle
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.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Dromedary Camel

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