Dromedary Camel vs Little Tube-nosed Bat

Camelus dromedarius compared with Murina aurata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Little Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Little Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Murina
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Murina aurata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Little Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Little Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Little 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.

Little Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

O dromedário é o camelo de uma única corcova, domesticado há mais de 4.000 anos. A corcova armazena gordura, não água.