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Wild camel

Camelus ferus Przewalski, 1878

Status not recordedmammals

The wild camel (Camelus ferus) is a species in the family Camelidae, order Artiodactyla.

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Quick facts about the wild camel

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the wild camel live?

Not recorded

Is the wild camel endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the wild camel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyCamelidae
  6. genusCamelus
  7. SpeciesCamelus ferus Przewalski, 1878

Synonyms Camelus bactrianus ferus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Bactrian camelEnglish
  • Two-humped camelEnglish
  • Wild Bactrian camelEnglish
  • جمل بري ذو سنامينArabic
  • TrampeltierGerman
  • Camello BactrianoSpanish
  • Chameau DomestiqueFrench
  • KhavtgaiMongolian
  • divja dvogrba kamelaSlovenian
  • 双峰驼Chinese
  • Zweihöckriges KamelGerman
  • Chameau De BactrianeFrench
  • 野骆驼Chinese
  • Ye Luo TuoChinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wild camel

Other species in the same genus Camelus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wild camel?

The wild camel (Camelus ferus) belongs to the family Camelidae in the order Artiodactyla.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Wild camel (Camelus ferus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wild-camel

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BibTeX
@misc{wild_camel_2026,
  title = {Wild camel (Camelus ferus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wild-camel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}