Dromedary Camel vs Sand Toadflax

Camelus dromedarius compared with Linaria arenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Sand Toadflax
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Fringillidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Linaria
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Linaria arenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Sand Toadflax share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Sand Toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Sand Toadflax
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.

Sand Toadflax

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United Kingdom.

Dromedary Camel

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