Dromedary Camel vs Jarrah

Camelus dromedarius compared with Eucalyptus marginata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Jarrah is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Jarrah
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Eucalyptus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Eucalyptus marginata

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Jarrah

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Jarrah
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.

Jarrah

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan, United States, and Yemen. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dromedary Camel

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