🐃Dromedary

Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus, 1758

Dromedaren (Camelus dromedarius) tilhører familien Camelidae (med kameler og lamaer), men skelnes fra kamelen på at den kun har én pukkel mod kamelens to. Dromedaren levede oprindeligt vildt i Sahara og på den Arabiske Halvø. Den kaldes derfor også for "Arabian camel" på engelsk. I dag findes der ikke oprindelige vildtlevende bestande mere, men i Australien lever der i dag horder med forvildede dromedarer, efter at arten blev importeret i 1800-tallet. På den tid var der et stort behov for transportdyr i et land med svært vanskelige klimaforhold for andre arter. Da der efterhånden ikke længere var behov for de importerede dromedarers transportegenskaber, blev dyrene sluppet fri og fik mulighed for at frit formere sig i et landskab og under klimaforhold som arten trivedes godt med. Resultatet er omkring 1 million (2010) forvildede dromedarer i et land hvor arten ikke findes naturligt.

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Also called

Camelus dromedarius, One-humped Camel

Conservation status

ENEndangered

IUCN Red List assessment, 2025.

Population trendDecreasing

Key measurements

Body mass: 434 kg
Body length: not recorded
Shoulder height: 1.9 m
Top speed: not recorded
Bite force: not recorded
Maximum lifespan: 28 years

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Everything we know about the Dromedary

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Body mass

434 kg

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By sex

Male500 kgWikidataQ71516
Female450 kgWikidataQ71516

Shoulder height

1.9 m1.8–2 m · typical rangenot stated

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SDZWA body-measurements table: "Shoulder Height: 180-200 cm (5.9-6.6 ft)", attributed to Franklin (2011) = HMW-2 Camelidae chapter. ADW agrees and sexes it: "Male dromedaries ... are about 10 cm taller at shoulder height, measuring 1.8-2.0 m" -- so 1.8-2.0 m likely describes males/large adults; the fact-sheet row itself is unsexed. Midpoint of the range.

Source: Franklin 2011, Family Camelidae, in Wilson & Mittermeier (eds.), Handbook of the Mammals of the World Vol. 2; tabulated in San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Camels Fact Sheet, https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/extantcamels/characteristics · see citation

Maximum lifespan

28 years

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Gestation

1.1 years

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