Dromedary Camel vs slenderbeak sedge

Camelus dromedarius compared with Carex athrostachya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	slenderbeak sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Carex
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Carex athrostachya

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

slenderbeak sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	slenderbeak sedge
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.

slenderbeak sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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