Dromedary Camel vs Lorelia's Tube-nosed Bat

Camelus dromedarius compared with Murina lorelieae

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Lorelia's Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Lorelia's Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Murina
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Murina lorelieae

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Lorelia's Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Lorelia's Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Lorelia's Tube-nosed 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.

Lorelia's Tube-nosed 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.