vs Dromedary Camel

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dromedary Camel
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (cordados)
Class Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales) Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family Chordariaceae Camelidae (Camels)
Genus Asperococcus Camelus (Camels)
Species Asperococcus ensiformis Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

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.

Asperococcus ensiformis é uma alga parda que cresce nas zonas intertidal e infralitoral de costas temperadas e subtropicais do mundo todo. Caracteriza-se pelo talo em forma de espada ou fita, que costuma se fixar a rochas e outros substratos.

Dromedary Camel

O dromedário é o camelo de uma única corcova, domesticado há mais de 4.000 anos. A corcova armazena gordura, não água.

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