Dromedary Camel vs Winter Truffle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Tuber brumale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Winter Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Tuber
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Tuber brumale

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Winter Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Winter Truffle
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.

Winter Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Dromedary Camel

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