Dromedary

Dromedary
	Dromedary in a wadi, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Conservation status
	Domesticated
Scientific classification
Missing taxonomy template (fix):	Camelus
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/CamelusC. dromedarius
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/CamelusCamelus dromedarius; Linnaeus, 1758
	Range of the dromedary in 2000
Synonyms
	List C. aegyptiacus Kolenati, 1847 ; C. africanus (Gloger, 1841) ; C. arabicus Desmoulins, 1823 ; C. dromas Pallas, 1811 ; C. dromos Kerr, 1792 ; C. ferus Falk,1786 ; C. lukius Kolenati, 1847 ; C. polytrichus Kolenati, 1847 ; C. turcomanichus J. Fischer, 1829 ; C. vulgaris Kolenati, 1847 ;

The Dromedary (UK: /ˈdrʌmɪdəri, ˈdrɒm-/ or US: /-ˌdɛri/;^[2]^[3] Camelus dromedarius), also known as the dromedary camel, Arabian camel,^[4] or one-humped camel, is a large even-toed ungulate, of the genus Camelus, with one hump on its back.

It is the tallest of the three species of camel; adult males stand 1.8–2.4 m (5 ft 11 in–7 ft 10 in) at the shoulder, while females are 1.7–1.9 m (5 ft 7 in–6 ft 3 in) tall. Males typically weigh between 400 and 690 kg (880 and 1,520 lb), and females weigh between 300 and 540 kg (660 and 1,190 lb).

The species' distinctive features include its long, curved neck, narrow chest, a single hump (compared with two on the Bactrian camel and wild Bactrian camel), and long hairs on the throat, shoulders and hump. The coat is generally a shade of brown. The hump, 20 cm (7 ⁷⁄₈ in) tall or more, is made of fat bound together by fibrous tissue.

References[edit]

↑ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 646. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. Search this book on
↑ "dromedary". The Chambers Dictionary (9th ed.). Chambers. 2003. ISBN 0-550-10105-5. Search this book on
↑ "Definition of dromedary | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
↑ "Arabian Camel (Dromedary) | National Geographic". Animals. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

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[msw3-1] Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 646. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. Search this book on

[2] "dromedary". The Chambers Dictionary (9th ed.). Chambers. 2003. ISBN 0-550-10105-5. Search this book on

[3] "Definition of dromedary | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-02-14.

[4] "Arabian Camel (Dromedary) | National Geographic". Animals. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

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