Lifespan Dromedary: 40 years Rank Subfamily | Phylum Chordata Order Artiodactyla Height Dromedary: 1.8 – 2 m | |
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Mass Bactrian camel: 480 kg, Dromedary: 400 – 600 kg Gestation period Bactrian camel: 13 months, Dromedary: 15 months Similar |
Camelinae is a subfamily of terrestrial herbivore of the family Camelidae, endemic to Asia, Eurasia, South America, North America, and Africa appearing during the Eocene 38 mya, existing for approximately 38 million years.
Taxonomy
Camelinae was named by Gray (1821). Its type is Camelus. It was assigned to Camelidae by Stanley et al. (1994) and Ruez (2005).
References
Camelinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA