Cusick camas vs Dromedary Camel

Camassia cusickii compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cusick camas	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Asparagaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Camassia	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Camassia cusickii	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Cusick camas

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cusick camas

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.