Dromedary Camel vs Flachsseide

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Flachsseide is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Flachsseide
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cuscuta
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Flachsseide

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Flachsseide
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.

Flachsseide

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Dromedary Camel

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