Dromedary Camel vs river bloom moss

Camelus dromedarius compared with Schistidium rivulare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	river bloom moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Schistidium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Schistidium rivulare

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

river bloom moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	river bloom moss
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.

river bloom moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Dromedary Camel

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