Dromedary Camel vs Koolau Tetraplasandra

Camelus dromedarius compared with Polyscias gymnocarpa

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Koolau Tetraplasandra is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Koolau Tetraplasandra
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Araliaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Polyscias
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Polyscias gymnocarpa

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Koolau Tetraplasandra

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Koolau Tetraplasandra
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.

Koolau Tetraplasandra

Habitat

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

Dromedary Camel

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