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title: "Dromedary Camel"
description: "Camelus dromedarius — Mammiferi. The dromedary, also known as the dromedary camel, Arabian camel and one-humped camel, is a large camel of the genus Camelus with one hump on its back."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/dromedary-camel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dromedary Camel

> Camelus dromedarius — Mammiferi. The dromedary, also known as the dromedary camel, Arabian camel and one-humped camel, is a large camel of the genus Camelus with one hump on its back.

- Scientific name: *Camelus dromedarius*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `farm` (Fattoria), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 4980
- Wikidata: [Q71516](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71516)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81542](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81542)

## Names

- en: Dromedary Camel
- de: Dromedar
- es: Dromedario
- fr: Dromadaire
- nl: Dromedaris
- pt: Dromedário
- pl: Wielbłąd jednogarbny

## Countries with the most observations

AU (449), MA (206), OM (127), AE (126), SA (94), EG (81), KE (78), IN (65), DZ (62), KW (50), TN (45), ET (40)

## Summary

The dromedary, also known as the dromedary camel, Arabian camel and one-humped camel, is a large camel of the genus Camelus with one hump on its back. It is the tallest of the three camel species; adult males stand 1.8–2.4 m (5.9–7.9 ft) at the shoulder, while females are 1.7–1.9 m (5.6–6.2 ft) tall. Males typically weigh between 400 and 690 kg, and females weigh between 300 and 540 kg .
The dromedary's distinctive features include its long, curved neck, narrow chest, a single hump, and long hairs on the throat, shoulders, and hump. The coat is generally a shade of brown. The hump is 20 cm…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromedary

## Photo

![Dromedary Camel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dromedary-camel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65803331

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dromedary-camel?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).