Dromedary Camel vs large flying fox

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pteropus vampyrus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while large flying fox is Near Threatened.
• Dromedary Camel is 545.5x heavier than large flying fox.
• Dromedary Camel lives longer (40 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	large flying fox
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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pteropus vampyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and large flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	large flying fox
Diet	Herbivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	40 years	15 years
Average Length	2.3 m	30 cm
Average Weight	600.0 kg	1.1 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.

large flying fox

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dromedary Camel

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

large flying fox

The world's largest bat species, large flying foxes have wingspans reaching 1.5 meters and inhabit tropical forests from Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia. Despite the alarming name, they feed exclusively on fruit and nectar, making them vital pollinators and seed dispersers for tropical forest trees. Roost in massive colonies of thousands. Listed as Vulnerable due to hunting for bushmeat and habitat destruction.