Dromedary Camel vs Peking cotoneaster

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cotoneaster acutifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Peking cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cotoneaster
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cotoneaster acutifolius

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Peking cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Peking cotoneaster
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.

Peking cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Germany, Norway, 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.