Caprinae
Caprinae is a subfamily of the even-toed ungulate family Bovidae. Animals of the Caprinae subfamily are called caprid or goat-antelope.
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| Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia | |
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The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and domestic goat (Capra hircus) are part of this group.
Taxonomy
- Subfamily Caprinae
- Genus Pantholops
- Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)
- Genus Capricornis
- Genus Naemorhedus: Gorals
- Himalayan goral, Naemorhedus goral
- Long-tailed goral, Naemorhedus caudatus
- Red goral, Naemorhedus baileyi
- Chinese goral, Naemorhedus griseus
- Genus Oreamnos
- Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
- Genus Rupicapra
- Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
- Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica)
- Genus Myotragus
- Myotragus balearicus †
- Genus Budorcas
- Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
- Genus Ovibos
- Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus)
- Genus Hemitragus
- Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
- Genus Nilgiritragus
- Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
- Genus Arabitragus
- Arabian tahr (Arabitragus jayakiri)
- Genus Capra
- Wild goat (Capra aegagrus)
- Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
- Walia ibex (Capra walie)
- West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica)
- East Caucasian tur (Capra cylindricornis)
- Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
- Markhor (Capra falconeri)
- Genus Pseudois
- Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
- Dwarf blue sheep (Pseudois schaeferi)
- Genus Ammotragus
- Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
- Genus Ovis
- Genus Pantholops
Images
An Alpine Ibex or steinbock
- Ovibos moschatus attackierend2.jpg
A Musk Ox
- Ammotragus.JPG
- Schafe Bergweide.jpg
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Caprinae Media
- Aoudad skeleton.jpg
Skeleton of a Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) on display at the Museum of Osteology
- Palaeoreas lindermayeri.JPG
Palaeoreas lindermayeri fossil
- Barbary Sheep.png
Captive Barbary Sheep at Safari West preserve, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
- Stuffed Arabian Tahr.jpg
A stuffed Arabian Tahr from the Natural History Museum of the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture in Al-Khuwair.
- Takin01.jpg
Takin 'Budorcas taxicolor tibetana' at Cincinnati Zoo
- Walia ibex 2.jpg
Walia ibex (Capra walie) in Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
- Himalayan Tahr of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuar.jpg
Himalayan Tahr of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuar
- Tahr.jpg
focusing something
- Mountain Goat USFWS.jpg
Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
- New Mexico Bighorn Sheep.JPG
This Bighorn was seen just below the summit of Mt. Wheeler in New Mexico.