Blue-bearded Bee-eater vs Dromedary Camel

Nyctyornis athertoni compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-bearded 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	Nyctyornis	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Nyctyornis athertoni	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-bearded 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.

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

The Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) is a species in the genus Nyctyornis. 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.