Dromedary Camel vs Sibthorp's Fritillary

Camelus dromedarius compared with Fritillaria sibthorpiana

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Sibthorp's Fritillary is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Sibthorp's Fritillary
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Liliaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Fritillaria
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Fritillaria sibthorpiana

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Sibthorp's Fritillary

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Sibthorp's Fritillary
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.

Sibthorp's Fritillary

Habitat

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

Dromedary Camel

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