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Camelus bactrianus

Also known as Bactrian camel

species of mammal

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*Camelus bactrianus*, commonly known as the Domestic Bactrian Camel, is a species within the genus *Camelus*. It belongs to the family Camelidae, order Artiodactyla, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is named after Bactria. It has a cathemeral diel cycle, and the longest observed lifespan is 35.4 years.

The animal is used for transport and serves as a source of camel hair, camel meat, and camel milk. Records indicate its presence in the United States, Mongolia, Mexico, Egypt, and locations with unknown locality. It is represented by the Unicode character 🐫 and is included in the Wikipedia Vital Articles list at Level 4.

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Species

Domestic Bactrian Camel

Camelus bactrianus

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyCamelidae

Observations1,513

Observations recorded725

Camelus bactrianus • Chameau à deux bosses, Chameau bactrien Le chameau de Bactriane (Camelus bactrianus), appelé aussi chameau à deux bosses (par opposition au dromadaire ou chameau d'Arabie) ou simplement chameau, est une espèce d'artiodactyles de la famille des Camelidae. Il est natif des steppes et des régions arides de l'Asie centrale. L'épithète spécifique bactrianus évoque l'une des régions où les chameaux domestiques étaient autrefois communément élevés : la Bactriane. Sa femelle est dénommée la chamelle et le juvénile le chamelon. Ce mammifère ruminant diffère du dromadaire (encore appelé chameau d'Arabie) par ses deux bosses dorsales graisseuses (contre une chez le dromadaire), par son poids et sa taille plus élevés, et par une fourrure bien plus abondante. Le chameau et le dromadaire appartiennent tous deux au genre Camelus et peuvent produire des hybrides viables et fertiles. La constitution du chameau de Bactriane est bien adaptée aux conditions d'un climat continental extrêmement sec, avec des étés chauds et secs et des hivers rigoureux et enneigés. Ses particularités physiologiques et anatomiques lui permettent de vivre pendant un temps exceptionnellement long sans e

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 193
With media: 24
Family: Camelidae
Collections: MSB, UWZM, UWBM, MADUG-UG, MVZ, CMN
Recorded in: United States, Mongolia, Mexico, Egypt, Locality Unknown

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Encyclopedic overview

The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), also known as the Mongolian camel, domestic Bactrian camel, two-humped camel or double humped camel, is a camel native to the steppes of Central Asia. It has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped dromedary. Its population of 2 million exists mainly in the domesticated form. Their name comes from the ancient historical region of Bactria.

Domesticated Bactrian camels have served as pack animals in inner Asia since ancient times. With its tolerance for cold, drought, and high altitudes, it enabled the travel of caravans on the Silk Road. Bactrian camels, whether domesticated or feral, are a separate species from the wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus), which is the only truly wild (as opposed to feral) species of camelid in the Old World. Domestic Bactrian camels do not descend from wild Bactrian camels, with the two species having split around 1 million years ago.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Camelus bactrianus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.