Dromedary Camel vs red wild einkorn

Camelus dromedarius compared with Triticum urartu

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while red wild einkorn is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	red wild einkorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Triticum
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Triticum urartu

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

red wild einkorn

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	red wild einkorn
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 wild einkorn

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Dromedary Camel

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