Dromedary Camel vs Cercopiteco de Hamlyn

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cercopithecus hamlyni

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Cercopiteco de Hamlyn is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Cercopiteco de Hamlyn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cercopithecus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cercopithecus hamlyni

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Cercopiteco de Hamlyn share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Cercopiteco de Hamlyn

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Cercopiteco de Hamlyn
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.

Cercopiteco de Hamlyn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

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