brown bear vs Dromedary Camel

Ursus arctos compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• brown bear is Extinct while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.
• brown bear is omnivore while Dromedary Camel is herbivore.
• Dromedary Camel is 2.0x heavier than brown bear.
• Dromedary Camel lives longer (40 years vs 25 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown bear	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Ursus arctos	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

brown bear and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

brown bear

EX — Extinct

Population: ~200.0K

Trend: Stable →

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown bear	Dromedary Camel
Diet	Omnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	25 years	40 years
Average Length	2.0 m	2.3 m
Average Weight	300.0 kg	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown bear

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.

brown bear

The world's most widely distributed bear species, brown bears range from North America and Europe across Russia to Japan, occupying forests, tundra, and alpine meadows. Adults can weigh up to 700 kg in coastal Alaskan populations. Omnivores that consume berries, roots, fish, and carrion, brown bears are a keystone species that distribute nutrients across landscapes. Most populations are stable, though some subspecies are threatened.

Dromedary Camel

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