Dromedary Camel vs

Camelus dromedarius compared with Microbacterium enclense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Microbacteriaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Microbacterium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Microbacterium enclense

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

NE — Not Evaluated

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Dromedary Camel

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

Microbacterium enclense e uma actinobacteria Gram-positiva da familia Microbacteriaceae, isolada de amostras de sedimentos marinhos. E aerobia, com forma de bastonete e capaz de crescer em uma faixa moderada de temperaturas e niveis de salinidade. Os membros do genero Microbacterium sao amplamente encontrados em solos, agua e ambientes associados a plantas.