Camelus bactrianus

E224340
camelid domesticated Bactrian camel even-toed ungulate mammal

Camelus bactrianus is the domesticated two-humped Bactrian camel, adapted to cold desert and steppe environments of Central Asia and used traditionally for transport, wool, milk, and meat.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Camelus bactrianus canonical 4
Bactrian camel 3
Bactrian camels 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf camelid ⓘ
domesticated Bactrian camel ⓘ
even-toed ungulate ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
adaptation adapted to arid environments ⓘ
adapted to cold climates ⓘ
binomialName Camelus bactrianus self-link ⓘ
bodyMass up to about 1000 kilograms ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatType thick woolly coat ⓘ
commonName Bactrian camel ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet browses shrubs and grasses ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Camelus ferus ⓘ
domesticatedBy human societies of Central Asia ⓘ
domesticationStatus domesticated ⓘ
family Camelidae ⓘ
fatStorage stores fat in humps ⓘ
genus Camelus ⓘ
habitat cold desert ⓘ
steppe ⓘ
heightAtShoulder approximately 1.8 to 2.3 meters ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespan up to about 40 years in captivity ⓘ
nativeRange Central Asia ⓘ
China ⓘ
Mongolia ⓘ
numberOfHumps 2 ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Arabian camel ⓘ
surface form: Camelus dromedarius
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
temperatureTolerance can tolerate very low winter temperatures ⓘ
use pack animal ⓘ
riding animal ⓘ
source of hide ⓘ
source of meat ⓘ
source of milk ⓘ
source of wool ⓘ
transport of goods ⓘ
usedFor meat production in Central Asia ⓘ
milk production in Central Asia ⓘ
wool production in Mongolia ⓘ
usedIn caravan transport on the Silk Road ⓘ
waterConservation can endure long periods with little water ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vicugna pacos → relatedTo → Camelus bactrianus ⓘ
Tylopoda → includesExtantSpecies → Camelus bactrianus ⓘ
Tylopoda → includesExtantSpecies → Camelus bactrianus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Camelus ferus
Guanaco → relatedTo → Camelus bactrianus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bactrian camel
Camelus bactrianus → binomialName → Camelus bactrianus self-link ⓘ
Hunder → knownFor → Camelus bactrianus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bactrian camels
Hunder → hasCamelSpecies → Camelus bactrianus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bactrian camel
Hunder sand dunes → fauna → Camelus bactrianus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bactrian camel
Camelus → hasSpecies → Camelus bactrianus ⓘ