Dromedary Camel vs Stinking Truffle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Tuber
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Stinking Truffle
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 Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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