Bean Broomrape vs Dromedary Camel

Orobanche crenata compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bean Broomrape	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Orobanche	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Orobanche crenata	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Bean Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bean Broomrape

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia), Asia (India, Iran), and Europe (9 countries).

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.

Bean Broomrape

The Bean Broomrape (Orobanche crenata) is a species in the genus Orobanche. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Dromedary Camel

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇬 Egypt