Bearss lime vs Dromedary Camel

Citrus latifolia compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearss lime	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rutaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Citrus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Citrus latifolia	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Bearss lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearss lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.

Bearss lime

The Bearss lime (Citrus latifolia) is a species in the genus Citrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dromedary Camel

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