Dromedary Camel vs Swollen fingergrass

Camelus dromedarius compared with Chloris barbata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Swollen fingergrass
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Fringillidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Chloris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Chloris barbata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Swollen fingergrass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Swollen fingergrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Swollen fingergrass
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.

Swollen fingergrass

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (Romania), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇪🇬 Egypt