Dromedary Camel vs Southern Bracket

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ganoderma
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Southern Bracket
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.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

Dromedary Camel

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