Bactrian camel

Camelus bactrianus · Camelidae

The Bactrian camel, also known as the Mongolian camel, domestic Bactrian camel, two-humped camel or double-humped camel, is a camel native to the steppes of Central Asia. It has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped dromedary. Its population of 2 million exists mainly in the domesticated form.

Where the Bactrian camel lives

Recorded in Mongolia, China, Russia, India, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan (Asia).

Most records fall in Ömnögovi, Gorno-Altay, Hovd, Xinjiang, Inner Mongol and Dundgovi.

See the Bactrian camel’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Endangered (EN). In danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 276 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.