Dromedary Camel vs

Camelus dromedarius compared with Nitzschia angularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Nitzschia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Dromedary Camel

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

Nitzschia angularis es una diatomea penada de agua dulce elongada con polos angulares y un rafe distintivo posicionado a lo largo de la quilla del frustulo. Habita entornos de agua dulce eutroficos a mesotroficos, incluidos rios, estanques y lagos enriquecidos en nutrientes. Esta diatomea fotosintetica se asocia con condiciones de agua dulce moderadamente enriquecidas.