Devilshead vs Dromedary Camel

Echinocactus horizonthalonius compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Devilshead is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devilshead	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	Caryophyllales (石竹目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Cactaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Echinocactus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Echinocactus horizonthalonius	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Devilshead

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devilshead	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devilshead

Habitat

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

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.

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。