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.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571503Original 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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