Dromedary Camel vs taxi

Camelus dromedarius compared with Triplaris weigeltiana

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while taxi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	taxi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Triplaris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Triplaris weigeltiana

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

taxi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	taxi
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.

taxi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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