Blue-tailed Bee-eater vs Dromedary Camel

Merops philippinus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-tailed 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 philippinus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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-tailed Bee-eater

The Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) 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.