Deviltree vs Dromedary Camel

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Deviltree Dromedary Camel
Kingdom Plantae (Pflanzen) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order Gentianales (Enzianartige) Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family Apocynaceae Camelidae (Camels)
Genus Alstonia Camelus (Camels)
Species Alstonia macrophylla Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Deviltree Dromedary Camel
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 2.3 m
Average Weight 600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.

Deviltree

No description available.

Dromedary Camel

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

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