Bactrian Camel

The two-humped camel of Central Asia, built for extreme cold as well as desert heat.

Bactrian facts

Fact	Value	Source
Origin	Central Asia (Mongolia, western China and neighbouring steppe)	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026High confidence
Purpose	Pack and transport; also milk, wool and meat	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026High confidence
Average Weight	300–1000 kgNote: Males average ≈600 kg and females ≈480 kg; the breed spans 300–1,000 kg.	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026Medium confidence
Height	160–180 cmNote: At the shoulder; ≈213 cm at the top of the humps.	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026Medium confidence
Lifespan	20–40 years	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026Medium confidence
Heat Tolerance	Exceptional range — its coat copes from about −30 °C in winter to 50 °C in summer	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026High confidence

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The two-humped camel of Central Asia, built for extreme cold as well as desert heat.

Fact	Value	Source
Origin	Central Asia (Mongolia, western China and neighbouring steppe)	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026High confidence
Purpose	Pack and transport; also milk, wool and meat	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026High confidence
Average Weight	300–1000 kgNote: Males average ≈600 kg and females ≈480 kg; the breed spans 300–1,000 kg.	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026Medium confidence
Height	160–180 cmNote: At the shoulder; ≈213 cm at the top of the humps.	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026Medium confidence
Lifespan	20–40 years	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026Medium confidence
Heat Tolerance	Exceptional range — its coat copes from about −30 °C in winter to 50 °C in summer	Wikipediachecked 3 Sept 2026High confidence

No Bactrian Camel is listed right now. New ads appear here as soon as they are posted.

Every fact on this page comes from curated reference data with a named source. Qasvah does not author breed facts.