Congested Cotoneaster vs Dromedary Camel

Cotoneaster congestus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Congested Cotoneaster	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Cotoneaster	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Cotoneaster congestus	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Congested Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Congested Cotoneaster	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Congested Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.