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Camelus bactrianus

Also known as Bactrian camel

species of mammal

AI overview

Camelus bactrianus is the two-humped camel native to the deserts and steppes of Central Asia. This species has been domesticated for thousands of years and remains important to people in that region for transportation, food, and other resources in harsh environments where few other animals can survive.

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Vinony's link graph records 722 inbound references to Camelus bactrianus, and connects out to Grant's gazelle, Camelus and domestication.

It sits within the topics Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Bactria and Camels.

Vinony links it to 94 Wikipedia language editions.

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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Wikidata facts

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taxon name: Camelus bactrianus
Commons category: Camelus bactrianus
Commons gallery: Camelus bactrianus
taxon common name: camelo bactriano
longest observed lifespan: 35.4
short name: C. bactrianus

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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.