Papión Chacma vs Dromedary Camel

Papio ursinus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

  • Papión Chacma is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Papión Chacma Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Primates (Primates) Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Camelidae (Camels)
Genus Papio Camelus (Camels)
Species Papio ursinus Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Papión Chacma and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Papión Chacma

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Papión Chacma

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.

Papión Chacma

The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) is a species in the genus Papio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Dromedary Camel

El dromedario es el camello de una sola joroba, domesticado hace más de 4.000 años. La joroba almacena grasa, no agua.

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