West Caucasian tur
West Caucasian tur | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Genus: | Capra |
Species: | C. caucasica
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Binomial name | |
Capra caucasica Güldenstädt and Pallas, 1783
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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[change | change source]
- ↑ 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