Dromedary Camel vs

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pedobacter luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pedobacter
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pedobacter luteus

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel
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.

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Dromedary Camel

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

Pedobacter luteus is a gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingobacteriaceae, producing yellow-coloured colonies. It is found in soil environments and contributes to the decomposition of organic polymers through its hydrolytic enzyme activities. Its conservation status is not evaluated.