Dromedary Camel vs Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Camelus dromedarius compared with Leontocebus illigeri

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Callitrichidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Leontocebus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Leontocebus illigeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
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.

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

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.