Dromedary Camel vs Seychelles Pandanus

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pandanus sechellarum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Seychelles Pandanus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Seychelles Pandanus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pandanus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pandanus sechellarum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Seychelles Pandanus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Seychelles Pandanus
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.

Seychelles Pandanus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Seychelles. 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.