Dromedary Camel vs
Camelus dromedarius compared with Stemonitopsis gracilis
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Dromedary Camel | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Protozoa (protozoa) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordates) | Mycetozoa |
| Class | Mammalia (Mammals) | Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) |
| Order | Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) | Stemonitidales |
| Family | Camelidae (Camels) | Stemonitidaceae |
| Genus | Camelus (Camels) | Stemonitopsis |
| Species | Camelus dromedarius | Stemonitopsis gracilis |
Conservation Status
Dromedary Camel
NE — Not EvaluatedPopulation: ~15.0M
Trend: Stable →
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | Dromedary Camel | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | Herbivore | — |
| Average Lifespan | 40 years | — |
| Average Length | 2.3 m | — |
| Average Weight | 600.0 kg | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Dromedary Camel
Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.
Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.
Dromedary Camel
The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.
Stemonitopsis gracilis is a slender-stalked myxomycete producing delicate, thread-like sporangia with a graceful columella and fine capillitium, growing on decaying plant material in moist forest habitats. Its fruiting bodies are among the most elegant of all slime mould species. This organism is distributed widely across humid temperate and tropical forests.
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