Dromedary Camel vs Spathulate Botrychium

Camelus dromedarius compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Botrychium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.