Dromedary Camel vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Camelus dromedarius compared with Vampyrodes major

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Great Stripe-faced Bat
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)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Vampyrodes
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Vampyrodes major

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Great Stripe-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Great Stripe-faced 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.

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Dromedary Camel

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