Ceylon gooseberry vs Dromedary Camel

Dovyalis hebecarpa compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon gooseberry	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Salicaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Dovyalis	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Dovyalis hebecarpa	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Ceylon gooseberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon gooseberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Taiwan, and 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.

Ceylon gooseberry

The Ceylon Gooseberry (Dovyalis hebecarpa) is a species in the genus Dovyalis. Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Taiwan, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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