Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Fauna of Uluru-Kata TjutaCamel Central Netted Dragon Crested Pigeon Freckled Goanna Main’s Frog Native Centipede Sand Goanna Processionary Caterpillar Spinifex Hopping Mouse Spinifex Pigeon Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
The Australian Camel (Camelus dromedarius), known as dromedary (having one hump) are a feral animal species in Australia whose population back in 2005 was estimated at 700,000 and in 2015 grew to over one million feral camels in Australia (as reported in the NT Government website)1.
Feral camels on occasion can be seen wandering through the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Care should be taken if they are crossing the highway.
Check out our Fauna Index section for Camels.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Artiodactyla
- Family: Camelidae
- Genus: Camelus
- Species: Camelus dromedarius
Footnote & References
- Feral camel, Northern Territory Government, nt.gov.au/environment/animals/feral-animals/feral-camel
Fauna of Uluru-Kata TjutaCamel Central Netted Dragon Crested Pigeon Freckled Goanna Main’s Frog Native Centipede Sand Goanna Processionary Caterpillar Spinifex Hopping Mouse Spinifex Pigeon Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National ParkFauna of Uluru-Kata Tjuta Flora of Uluru-Kata Tjuta