Button Dodder vs Dromedary Camel

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button Dodder Dromedary Camel
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class Magnoliopsida (木兰纲) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Solanales (茄目) Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family Convolvulaceae Camelidae (Camels)
Genus Cuscuta Camelus (Camels)
Species Cuscuta cephalanthi Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button Dodder Dromedary Camel
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 2.3 m
Average Weight 600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dromedary Camel

单峰驼是仅有一个驼峰的骆驼,距今已有超过4000年的驯化历史。驼峰储存的是脂肪,而非水分。

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