Dromedary Camel vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Camelus dromedarius compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Colchicum
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

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.