Dromedary Camel vs Prairie Grass

Camelus dromedarius compared with Sporobolus cryptandrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Prairie Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Poales (イネ目)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Sporobolus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Sporobolus cryptandrus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Prairie Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Prairie Grass
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.

Prairie Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Dromedary Camel

ヒトコブラクダ（Camelus dromedarius）は1つのこぶを持つラクダで、4,000年以上前に家畜化されました。こぶには水ではなく脂肪が蓄えられています。