Arabian Green Bee-eater vs Dromedary Camel

Merops cyanophrys compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Arabian Green Bee-eater is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arabian Green Bee-eater	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Meropidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Merops	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Merops cyanophrys	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Arabian Green Bee-eater and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Arabian Green Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arabian Green Bee-eater	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arabian Green Bee-eater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Arabian Green Bee-eater

The Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) is a species in the genus Merops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Dromedary Camel

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