Dromedary Camel vs Pale Panicgrass

Camelus dromedarius compared with Dichanthelium xanthophysum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Pale Panicgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)	Poales (злакоцветные)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Dichanthelium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Dichanthelium xanthophysum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Pale Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Pale Panicgrass
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.

Pale Panicgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.