Black Bee-eater vs Dromedary Camel

Merops gularis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black 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 gularis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bee-eater

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Black Bee-eater

The Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis) 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.