Buffalo Currant vs Dromedary Camel

Ribes aureum compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Currant	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Ribes	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Ribes aureum	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Buffalo Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), and North America (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.

Buffalo Currant

The Buffalo Currant (Ribes aureum) is a species in the genus Ribes. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.