Dromedary Camel vs Peking cotoneaster

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cotoneaster acutifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Peking cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cotoneaster
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cotoneaster acutifolius

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Peking cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Peking cotoneaster
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.

Peking cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Germany, Norway, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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