Cercopthèque du Balé vs Dromedary Camel

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Cercopthèque du Balé is Vulnerable while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cercopthèque du Balé	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Chlorocebus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Chlorocebus djamdjamensis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Cercopthèque du Balé and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Cercopthèque du Balé

VU — Vulnerable

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cercopthèque du Balé	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cercopthèque du Balé

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.

Cercopthèque du Balé

The Bale Mountains Vervet (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a species in the genus Chlorocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. 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.