Cork-bark Thorn vs Dromedary Camel

Vachellia davyi compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

Cork-bark Thorn is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cork-bark Thorn	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	Vachellia	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Vachellia davyi	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Cork-bark Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cork-bark Thorn	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cork-bark Thorn

Habitat

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

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.