Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Dromedary Camel

Promops centralis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Molossidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Promops	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Promops centralis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

The Big Crested Mastiff Bat (Promops centralis) is a species in the genus Promops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.