Dromedary Camel vs Vasey'S Pondweed

Camelus dromedarius compared with Potamogeton vaseyi

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Vasey'S Pondweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Vasey'S Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Potamogeton
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Potamogeton vaseyi

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Vasey'S Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Vasey'S Pondweed
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.

Vasey'S Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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