Dromedary Camel vs Yellowfoot

Camelus dromedarius compared with Craterellus tubaeformis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Yellowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Yellowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Craterellus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Craterellus tubaeformis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Yellowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Yellowfoot
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.

Yellowfoot

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.