Biological Data of Camel

Life span: Median life expectancy is 17.8 years

Gestation: 12 to 14 months, depending on species

Number of young at birth: 1, rarely 2

Age of maturity: Females, 3 years; males, 5 to 7 years

Size: Bactrian - 10 to 11.5 feet (3.2 to 3.5 meters) long

Size: Dromedary - 7.2 to 11.2 feet (2.2 to 3.4 meters) long

Size: Bactrian - 5.2 to 5.9 feet (1.6 to 1.8 meters) tall at shoulder

Size: Dromedary – 5.9 to 6.6 feet (1.8 to 2 meters) tall at shoulder

Weight: Bactrian - 990 to 1,100 pounds (450 to 500 kilograms)

Weight: Dromedary – 880 to 1,320 (400 to 600 kilograms)

Weight at birth: Bactrian - 70 to 75 pounds (32 to 34 kilograms)

Weight at birth: Dromedary – 57 to 114 pounds (26 to 52 kilograms)



Scientific Classification
Class: mammalia (Mammals)

Order: Cetartiodactyla

Family: Camelidae

Genus: Camelus

Species: bactrianus (Bactrian camel)

Species: dromedarius (dromedary camel)

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