Dromedary Camel vs fideo

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cuscuta campestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	fideo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cuscuta
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

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NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	fideo
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.

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Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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 3 countries:

🇪🇬 Egypt 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇩 Sudan