Dromedary Camel vs warted yate

Camelus dromedarius compared with Eucalyptus megacornuta

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while warted yate is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	warted yate
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)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Eucalyptus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Eucalyptus megacornuta

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

warted yate

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	warted yate
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.

warted yate

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dromedary Camel

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