Dromedary Camel vs Egyptian rousette

Camelus dromedarius compared with Rousettus aegyptiacus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Egyptian rousette is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Egyptian rousette
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Rousettus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Rousettus aegyptiacus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Egyptian rousette share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Egyptian rousette
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.

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Dromedary Camel

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