Assam Macaque vs Dromedary Camel

Macaca assamensis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Assam Macaque is Near Threatened while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Macaque	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Macaca	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Macaca assamensis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Macaque

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.

Assam Macaque

The Assam Macaque (Macaca assamensis) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

O dromedário é o camelo de uma única corcova, domesticado há mais de 4.000 anos. A corcova armazena gordura, não água.