Dromedary Camel vs Palefoot Saddle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Helvella leucopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Palefoot Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Helvellaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Helvella
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Helvella leucopus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Palefoot Saddle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Palefoot Saddle
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.

Palefoot Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Dromedary Camel

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