Dromedary Camel vs trailing iceplant

Camelus dromedarius compared with Lampranthus spectabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	trailing iceplant
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Aizoaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Lampranthus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Lampranthus spectabilis

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

trailing iceplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	trailing iceplant
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.

trailing iceplant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Taiwan) and Europe (4 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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