Dromedary Camel vs Touch-me-not

Camelus dromedarius compared with Melianthus comosus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Touch-me-not is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Melianthaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Melianthus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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 1 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia