Caprinae
subfamily of bovids
Caprinae is a subfamily of the even-toed ungulate family Bovidae. Animals of the Caprinae subfamily are called caprid or goat-antelope.
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The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and domestic goat (Capra hircus) are part of this group.
Taxonomy
change- Subfamily Caprinae
- Genus Pantholops
- Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)
- Genus Capricornis
- Genus Naemorhedus: Gorals
- Himalayan goral, Naemorhedus goral
- Long-tailed goral, Naemorhedus caudatus
- Red goral, Naemorhedus baileyi
- Chinese goral, Naemorhedus griseus
- Genus Oreamnos
- Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
- Genus Rupicapra
- Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
- Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica)
- Genus Myotragus
- Myotragus balearicus †
- Genus Budorcas
- Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
- Genus Ovibos
- Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus)
- Genus Hemitragus
- Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
- Genus Nilgiritragus
- Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
- Genus Arabitragus
- Arabian tahr (Arabitragus jayakiri)
- Genus Capra
- Wild goat (Capra aegagrus)
- Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
- Walia ibex (Capra walie)
- West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica)
- East Caucasian tur (Capra cylindricornis)
- Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
- Markhor (Capra falconeri)
- Genus Pseudois
- Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
- Dwarf blue sheep (Pseudois schaeferi)
- Genus Ammotragus
- Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
- Genus Ovis
- Genus Pantholops
Images
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An Alpine Ibex or steinbock -
A Musk Ox -
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