Dromedary Camel vs alverjón

Camelus dromedarius compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while alverjón is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	alverjón
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Vicia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

alverjón

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	alverjón
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.

alverjón

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Dromedary Camel

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia