Capra falconeri

(J. A. Wagner, 1839)

Markhor

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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gelehrt. Anz. I. K. Bayer Akad. Wiss., München, 9, 430

Original name as described

Aegoceros (Capra) falconeri

Other common names

Astor Markhor · Flare-horned Markhor · Kabul Markhor · Pir Panjal Markhor · Straight-horned Markhor · Sulaiman Markhor

Type locality

Kashmir.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006183

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Capra jerdoni

Hume, 1875

Family

Bovidae

Root name

jerdoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.10.31.52

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36188133

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Capra falconeri cashmiriensis

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cashmiriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.10.31.54

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7db314d0-1de8-4065-b429-ffead1c9014e

Authority page

290

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370284

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:290, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771851) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Capra falconeri punjabiensis

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

punjabiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IMC (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

295

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370289

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1898:295, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)

Capra falconeri heptneri

Tsalkin, 1945

Family

Bovidae

Root name

heptneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-34824

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-34824

Authority page

231

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Capra falconeri ognevi

Tsalkin, 1945

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ognevi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-38919

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-38919

Authority page

232

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Hircus Falconeri

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

falconeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707820

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Capra falconeri

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

falconeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370278

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:286, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  4. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  9. Groves & Grubb (2011:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3787/97218336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Capra falconeri jerdoni

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

jerdoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

294

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370288

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:294, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Capra falconeri megaceros

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

megaceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370287

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Capra falconeri falconeri

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

falconeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771850

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771850) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Aegoceros (Capra) falconeri

(J. A. Wagner, 1839)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

falconeri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

430

Authority publication

Gelehrte Anzeigen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München

Capra Megaceros

T. Hutton, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

megaceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37127319

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Capra falconeri typica

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

288

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370282

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:288, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Capra falconeri chitralensis

Cobb, 1958

Family

Bovidae

Root name

chitralensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

381

Authority publication

Oryx

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Capra falconeri gilgitensis

Cobb, 1958

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gilgitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

381

Authority publication

Oryx

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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