Camelus bactrianus

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Overview

Critically Endangered

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: Found in the Gobi and Gashun Gobi deserts of North West China and Mongolia. While vegetation is sparse, the desert itself varies from rocky mountain massifs, to the flat pavement-like areas of the extremely arid desert; stony "gobi" desert plains ; poplar fringed oases; vast washed-out plains and high sand dunes. For 45 years, this area of the Gashun Gobi was the nuclear test site area of China. In spite of this, the Wild Bactrian Camel survived and is apparently breeding naturally. In some areas, in the absence of fresh water , it has adapted to drinking salt water slush which the domestic camel will not touch.

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 22-Apr-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Camelus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. americanus · C. bactrianus (Domestic Bactrian Camel) · C. bactrianus bactrianus (Domestic Bactrian Camel) · C. bactrianus ferus · C. dromedarius (One-Humped Camel) · C. dromedorius · C. dromidarius · C. ferus · C. gigas · C. glama · C. guanicoe · C. knoblochi · C. sivalensis · C. sp · C. thomasi · C. vicugna

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 17, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics, Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Field Museum, Mammal specimens
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• University of Alaska Museum of the North, University of Alaska Museum Mammal Collection
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
• , Mammal specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2478679
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-625026
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13819501
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 625026
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: A04U
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2850

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