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title: "American bison vs dromedary camel — size, weight and speed com"
description: "American bison is 1.5× dromedary camel on weight. Compared on 5 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# American bison vs Dromedary camel

**American bison vs dromedary camel: American bison is larger on weight**

American bison is 1.5× dromedary camel on weight.

An American bison and a dromedary camel can be compared on 5 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

## Side by side

*Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.*

|  | American bison | Dromedary camel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 320–1,270 kg | 300–690 kg |
| Height | 1.5–2 m | 1.8–2.15 m |
| Length | 2.1–3.5 m | 2.2–3.5 m |
| Top speed | 56 km/h | 65 km/h |
| Typical lifespan | 15–25 yr | 25–50 yr |

## What the numbers say

- American bison is 1.5× dromedary camel on weight.
- American bison and dromedary camel are near enough identical on height.
- American bison and dromedary camel are near enough identical on length.
- Dromedary camel is somewhat greater than American bison on top speed — about 1.2×.
- Dromedary camel is 2× American bison on typical lifespan.

*Weight compared.*

- American bison: 320–1,270 kg
- Dromedary camel: 300–690 kg

## American bison

The heaviest land animal in the Americas; commonly called a buffalo, though true buffalo live in Africa and Asia.

## Dromedary camel

The single-humped camel of Arabia and North Africa, which stores fat rather than water in its hump.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### Which is bigger, American bison or dromedary camel?

American bison is 1.5× dromedary camel on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do American bison and dromedary camels compare on height?

American bison: 1.5–2 m. Dromedary camel: 1.8–2.15 m. American bison and dromedary camel are near enough identical on height.

### How do American bison and dromedary camels compare on length?

American bison: 2.1–3.5 m. Dromedary camel: 2.2–3.5 m. American bison and dromedary camel are near enough identical on length.

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## Sources

- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution (https://naturalhistory.si.edu/)
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (https://www.wikidata.org/) [CC0 1.0]