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Bactrian camels


  • When this heading is assigned, the second subject heading [Camels] is also assigned, e.g., 1. Bactrian camels. 2. Camels.
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  • Variants

    • Bactrian camel
    • Camelus bactrianus
    • Camelus bactrianus ferus
    • Camelus ferus
    • Domestic Bactrian camels
    • Mongolian camels
    • Wild Bactrian camels
    • Wild camels
  • Broader Terms

  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Bactrian camel
  • Sources

    • found: Bertini, J. A man and his camel, 1996(DLC)96174877
    • found: ITIS, viewed May 31, 2023(Camelus bactrianus; Taxonomic rank: Species; Common name: Bactrian camel; Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Subphylum: Vertebrata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Artiodactyla; Family: Camelidae; Genus: Camelus)
    • found: ITIS, viewed May 31, 2023(Camelus bactrianus ferus; Taxonomic rank: Subspecies; Common name: wild Bactrian camel; Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Subphylum: Vertebrata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Artiodactyla; Family: Camelidae; Genus: Camelus; Species: Camelus bactrianus)
    • found: Britannica, viewed May 31, 2023(Bactrian camel, also called domestic Bactrian camel or Mongolian camel, either of two of the three living species of camels inhabiting the steppes and arid regions of Eurasia; domesticated Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is found from southern Ukraine south to the Middle East and east to the steppes of Mongolia; wild Bactrian camel (also known as the wild camel, C. ferus) is limited to a few small pockets in China and Mongolia; both Bactrian camels are distinguished from Arabian camels, or dromedaries (C. dromedarius), of North Africa and the Middle East by their short stature, longer hair, and the presence of two back humps)
    • found: Merriam Webster, viewed May 31, 2023(bactrian camel: 2-humped camel (Camelus bactrianus synonym C. ferus) of desert and steppe regions of northwestern China and southwestern Mongolia)
  • LC Classification

    • QL737.U54
  • General Notes

    • When this heading is assigned, the second subject heading [Camels] is also assigned, e.g., 1. Bactrian camels. 2. Camels.
  • History Notes

    • [Heading changed from Bactrian camel to Bactrian camels in July 2023.]
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  • Change Notes

    • 1986-02-11: new
    • 2023-07-20: revised
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