West Caucasian tur

West Caucasian tur
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Capra
Species:
C. caucasica
Binomial name
Capra caucasica
Güldenstädt and Pallas, 1783

The West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica[2]) is a goat-antelope that lives on mountains found only in the Western half of the Caucasus Mountains mountain range.

References

  1. ↑ Weinberg, P. (2008). "Capra caucasica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T3794A10088217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T3794A10088217.en. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.
  2. ↑ West Caucasian tur
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