Dromedary Camel vs Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Camelus dromedarius compared with Mystacina robusta

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Mystacinidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Mystacina
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Mystacina robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	2.3 m	—
Average Weight	600.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

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.