Dromedary Camel vs Stinking iris

Camelus dromedarius compared with Iris foetidissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Iris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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