Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Dromedary Camel

Chilonatalus micropus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared 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	Natalidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Chilonatalus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Chilonatalus micropus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Dromedary Camel

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