Dromedary Camel vs papiro

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	papiro
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cyperus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

papiro

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	papiro
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.

papiro

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Dromedary Camel

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia