Dromedary Camel vs Lyles flying fox

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Lyles flying fox
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.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

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