West Caucasian tur
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.
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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 | |
References
- 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.
- West Caucasian tur
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