Dromedary Camel vs

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hypoxylon petriniae

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hypoxylon
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hypoxylon petriniae

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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

Hypoxylon petriniae é um fungo pirenomiceto habitante de madeira que produz pequenos estromata em forma de almofada na casca de madeira dura morta. Habita florestas temperadas da Europa e regiões relacionadas onde substratos de madeira morta adequados estão disponíveis. Este fungo saprotrófico decompõe a celulose e a lignina de tecidos lenhosos mortos.