Dromedary Camel vs Mesquite

Camelus dromedarius compared with Prosopis juliflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mesquite
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Prosopis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Prosopis juliflora

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mesquite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mesquite
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.

Mesquite

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (29 countries), Asia (23 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Dromedary Camel

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇴 Somalia 🇸🇩 Sudan