Dromedary Camel vs Marsh cudweed

Camelus dromedarius compared with Gnaphalium uliginosum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Marsh cudweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Marsh cudweed
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Gnaphalium
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Gnaphalium uliginosum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Marsh cudweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Marsh cudweed
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.

Marsh cudweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kuwait), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Dromedary Camel

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