Dromedary Camel vs Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Camelus dromedarius compared with Lecidea lapicida

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Lecidea
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Lecidea lapicida

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
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.

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

El dromedario es el camello de una sola joroba, domesticado hace más de 4.000 años. La joroba almacena grasa, no agua.