echte Myrobalane vs Dromedary Camel

Terminalia arjuna compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	echte Myrobalane	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtenartige)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Combretaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Terminalia	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Terminalia arjuna	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

echte Myrobalane

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

echte Myrobalane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Seychelles.

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.

echte Myrobalane

The Arjun, Terminalia arjuna, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dromedary Camel

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