Dromedary Camel vs sago palm

Camelus dromedarius compared with Metroxylon sagu

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while sago palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	sago palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Arecaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Metroxylon
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Metroxylon sagu

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

sago palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	sago palm
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.

sago palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Singapore.

Dromedary Camel

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