Dromedary Camel vs Ridged Tooth

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hydnellum
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Ridged Tooth
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.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Dromedary Camel

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