Dromedary Camel vs Mountain yam

Camelus dromedarius compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Dioscoreales (Yamswurzelartige)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Dioscorea
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Dromedary Camel

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