Dromedary Camel vs Ebony

Camelus dromedarius compared with Diospyros ebenum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Ebony is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Diospyros
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Diospyros ebenum

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Ebony

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Ebony

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Dromedary Camel

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