African Ebony vs Dromedary Camel

Diospyros kamerunensis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

African Ebony is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ebony	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ebenaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Diospyros	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Diospyros kamerunensis	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

African Ebony

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ebony

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.

African Ebony

The African Ebony (Diospyros kamerunensis) is a species in the genus Diospyros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.