Dromedary Camel vs Large-eared Pied Bat

Camelus dromedarius compared with Chalinolobus dwyeri

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Large-eared Pied 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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Chalinolobus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Chalinolobus dwyeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Large-eared Pied Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Large-eared Pied 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.

Large-eared Pied 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.