Dromedary Camel vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Camelus dromedarius compared with Physalis acutifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Solanaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Physalis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
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.

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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