Capra cylindricornis

(E. Blyth, 1841)

Daghestan Tur

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Caprini
Genus : Capra

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Blyth, E. 1841-03. An amended list of the species of the genus Ovis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840:62-81.

Original name as described

Ovis cylindricornis

Other common names

East Caucasian Tur · Eastern Tur

Type locality

Caucasus.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Georgia · Azerbaijan · Russia

Taxonomy notes

split from C. caucasica, although the two may be synonyms and there are possible hybrid zones

Taxonomy notes citation

Weinberg, P.J., Akkiev, M.I. and Buchukuri, R.G. 2010. Clineal variation in Caucasian Tur and its taxonomic relevance. Galemys 22((special issue)): 375-394.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

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