Dromedary Camel vs red mangrove

Camelus dromedarius compared with Rhizophora stylosa

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while red mangrove is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	red mangrove
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Rhizophoraceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Rhizophora
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Rhizophora stylosa

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

red mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	red mangrove
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 mangrove

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.