Dromedary Camel vs green monkey

Camelus dromedarius compared with Chlorocebus sabaeus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while green monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

green monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	green monkey
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.

green monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Barbados and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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