Sternfrucht vs Dromedary Camel

Averrhoa carambola compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sternfrucht	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Oxalidales (Sauerkleeartige)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Averrhoa	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Averrhoa carambola	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Sternfrucht

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sternfrucht

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Sternfrucht

The Blimbing (Averrhoa carambola) is a species in the genus Averrhoa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.