Dromedary Camel vs Few-Flowered Aristida

Camelus dromedarius compared with Aristida oligantha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Few-Flowered Aristida
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Aristida
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Aristida oligantha

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Few-Flowered Aristida

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Few-Flowered Aristida
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.

Few-Flowered Aristida

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Albania, 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.