Caprinae
Caprinae is a subfamily of the even-toed ungulate family Bovidae. Animals of the Caprinae subfamily are called caprid or goat-antelope.
| Caprinae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Subfamily: | |
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
A Musk Ox
 |
Wikispecies has information on: Caprinae. |
Caprinae Media
Skeleton of a Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) on display at the Museum of Osteology
Palaeoreas lindermayeri fossil
Captive Barbary Sheep at Safari West preserve, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
A stuffed Arabian Tahr from the Natural History Museum of the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture in Al-Khuwair.
Takin 'Budorcas taxicolor tibetana' at Cincinnati Zoo
Walia ibex (Capra walie) in Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Himalayan Tahr of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuar
focusing something
Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
This Bighorn was seen just below the summit of Mt. Wheeler in New Mexico.
