Camelus dromedarius
a large camel of the genus Camelus with one hump on its back
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Summary
Camelus dromedarius is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,247 views/month, #478 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Camelus[4]
- Taxon name: Camelus dromedarius[5]
- Subclass of: Camelus[6]
- Has use: transport[7]
- Commons category: Camelus dromedarius[8]
- Unicode character: 🐪[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Camelus dromedarius[10]
- Commons gallery: Camelus dromedarius[11]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[14]
- This taxon is source of: camel milk[15], camel meat[16], camel hair[17]
- Short name: C. dromedarius[18]
- Taxon common name: One-humped Camel[19], Dromedary[20], Dromedar[21], Einhöckriges Kamel[22], Dromader[23], Dromadaire[24], dromedariu[25], enogrba kamela[26], dromedario[27]
- Mass: 37[28], 500[29], 450[30]
- Gestation period: 12.5[31]
- Longest observed lifespan: 28.4[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
- Invasive to: Australia[34]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[35]
- Taxon author citation: Linnaeus, 1758[36]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Camelus_dromedarius[37], http://www.ensembl.org/Camelus_dromedarius[38]
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Identifiers
Camelus dromedarius's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 81542[39]. Camelus dromedarius's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9838[40]. Camelus dromedarius's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 309019[41]. Camelus dromedarius's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9055455[42]. Camelus dromedarius's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625027[43].
Why It Matters
Camelus dromedarius has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]