Dromedary Camel vs toothcup

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Lythraceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ammannia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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