Dromedary Camel vs fetterbush

Camelus dromedarius compared with Leucothoe fontanesiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	fetterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Ericaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Leucothoe
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Leucothoe fontanesiana

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

fetterbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	fetterbush
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.

fetterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and United Kingdom.

Dromedary Camel

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