Camelus dromedarius

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names
English : Dromedary camel
French : Dromadaire

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Cetartiodactyla
Family : Delphinidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Body length of 340 cm, shoulder height of 200 cm, weight of 600 kg. Heavy body with large head and a single big hump on back. Coloration variable, usually sandy brown but goes from white to black. Scattered hairs on back and hump.

Range and habitat
No wild non-introduced populations exist today. Feral populations occur in north half of Africa, western Asia and Australia. Lives in deserts, sand plains and semi-arid bushlands.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : The world’s population has decreased with some feral populations being progressively wiped-out. Still remains locally common to abundant.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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