Dromedary Camel vs Java-bean

Camelus dromedarius compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Java-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Senna
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Java-bean
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.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia