Dromedary Camel vs Stinking Daffodil

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pancratium foetidum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Stinking Daffodil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Stinking Daffodil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pancratium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pancratium foetidum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Stinking Daffodil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Stinking Daffodil
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.

Stinking Daffodil

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.