Apple blossom vs Dromedary Camel

Cassia javanica compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Apple blossom Dromedary Camel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Fabaceae Camelidae (Camels)
Genus Cassia Camelus (Camels)
Species Cassia javanica Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Apple blossom

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Apple blossom Dromedary Camel
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 2.3 m
Average Weight 600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple blossom

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Apple blossom

The Apple blossom (Cassia javanica) is a species in the genus Cassia. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Dromedary Camel

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

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