Dromedary Camel vs seakale

Camelus dromedarius compared with Crambe maritima

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while seakale is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	seakale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poecilosclerida (Poecilosclerida)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Crambeidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Crambe
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Crambe maritima

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and seakale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

seakale

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	seakale
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.

seakale

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dromedary Camel

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