Bladder-senna vs Dromedary Camel

Colutea arborescens compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bladder-senna 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 Colutea Camelus (Camels)
Species Colutea arborescens Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Bladder-senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bladder-senna Dromedary Camel
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 2.3 m
Average Weight 600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladder-senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Bladder-senna

The Bladder-senna (Colutea arborescens) is a species in the genus Colutea. 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.

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