Dromedary Camel vs Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Camelus dromedarius compared with Merops hirundineus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Meropidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Merops
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Merops hirundineus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
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.

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Dromedary Camel

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