Dromedary Camel vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Camelus dromedarius compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Japanese Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Eptesicus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Eptesicus japonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Japanese Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Japanese 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.

Japanese 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.