Dromedary Camel vs Ibo coffee

Camelus dromedarius compared with Coffea zanguebariae

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Ibo coffee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Ibo coffee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Coffea
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Coffea zanguebariae

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Ibo coffee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Ibo coffee
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.

Ibo coffee

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Eswatini. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dromedary Camel

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