Agile Mangabey vs Dromedary Camel

Cercocebus agilis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Agile Mangabey is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Mangabey	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Cercocebus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Cercocebus agilis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Agile Mangabey and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Agile Mangabey

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Mangabey	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Agile Mangabey

The Agile Mangabey (Cercocebus agilis) is a species in the genus Cercocebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.