East Caucasian Tur
Capra cylindricornis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 53
- Most observed in
- 🇬🇪 Georgia
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The East Caucasian tur (Capra cylindricornis) is a mountain-dwelling caprine living in the eastern half of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and European Russia. It inhabits rough mountainous terrain, where it eats mainly grasses and leaves. It is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “East Caucasian tur”.