Wild Goat
Capra aegagrus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 233
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The wild goat (Capra aegagrus) is a goat species, inhabiting forests, shrublands and rocky areas ranging from Turkey and the Caucasus in the west to Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in the east. It has been listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation. It is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic goat (C. hircus).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Wild goat”.