Dromedary Camel vs Woolly Rosette

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cotylidia pannosa

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Woolly Rosette is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Woolly Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cotylidia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cotylidia pannosa

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Woolly Rosette

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Woolly Rosette
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.

Woolly Rosette

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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