Dromedary Camel vs Southern String Grimmia

Camelus dromedarius compared with Grimmia austrofunalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Southern String Grimmia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Grimmia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Grimmia austrofunalis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Southern String Grimmia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Southern String Grimmia
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 String Grimmia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dromedary Camel

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