Dromedary Camel vs Robust Bracket

Camelus dromedarius compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)	Hymenochaetales (Гименохетовые)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Fomitiporia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Robust Bracket
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.

Robust Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dromedary Camel

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