Dromedary Camel vs Ryukyu Flying Fox

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pteropus dasymallus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Ryukyu Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Ryukyu 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 dasymallus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Ryukyu Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Ryukyu Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Ryukyu Flying Fox
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.

Ryukyu Flying Fox

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.