Dromedary Camel vs Anden-Rotkehl-Nachtaffe

Camelus dromedarius compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Anden-Rotkehl-Nachtaffe is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Anden-Rotkehl-Nachtaffe
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)	Aotidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Aotus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Aotus miconax

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Anden-Rotkehl-Nachtaffe share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Anden-Rotkehl-Nachtaffe

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Anden-Rotkehl-Nachtaffe
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.

Anden-Rotkehl-Nachtaffe

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.