Dromedary Camel vs River False Buttonweed

Camelus dromedarius compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while River False Buttonweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Spermacoce
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	River False Buttonweed
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 False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

Dromedary Camel

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