CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS

DOMAIN: EUKARYA

• The Domain Eukarya is a domain of organisms with cells that have nuclei.
• Some of these animals include: Giraffes, Red Pandas, Vultures, and Camels.

CAMEL FUN FACTS

• Camels can go long periods without food or water
• Camels are known to carry more than 500 pounds on their backs
• Also Camels can be as tall as 5.9 to 7.5 feet

KINGDOM: ANIMALIA

• Multicellular organisms, and lack cell walls
• Cannot perform photosynthesis
• Some of these animals include: Bunny, Hippo, and Owl

CAMEL FUN FACTS

• Many people ride on their humps
• They have 2-4 toes on each foot
• Camels can spit long distances as far as 37 meters

PHYLUM: CHORDATA

• Deuterostrome animals possessing a notochord
• Also a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits
• And an endostyle, and a post anal tail for some periods of its life
• Some of these animals include: Tree Frog, Ape, Chipmunk

CLASS: MAMMALIA

• Warm blooded, possesses hair
• Endothermic four chambered heart
• Some of these animals include: Bear, Chimp, Pig

ORDER: ARTIODACTYLA

• Two or four usually hoofed toes on each foot
• Highly developed stomachs, and flexible feet
• Some of these animals include: Hippo, Goat, and Cow

FAMILY: CAMELIDAE

• There are two types of animals in this family, two camels
• The two camels include: The Dromedary, and the Bactrian camels
• These animals are called camelids, and also include llamas

GENUS: CAMELUS

• These are large animals with long slender necks
• Also long legs and are strictly herbivorous
• The animals in this genus only consist of camels

SPECIES: DROMEDARIUS

• Dromedarius camels have one hump on their back
• And their humps are mainly used to store fat
• The only animal in this species group is the dromedary camel

SORCES & WEBSITES

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelidae (Facts)
• http://a-z-animals.com/animals/camel/ (Information)
• http://classic.sidwell.edu/us/science/vlb5/Labs/Classification_Lab/Eukarya/
• http://www.google.com/imghp (Pictures)

CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS