Dromedary Camel vs Mountain Coati

Camelus dromedarius compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Nasua
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dromedary Camel

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