Wild Goat

Also known as Capra aegagrus

species of mammal

AI overview

A wild goat is a species of horned mammal found in mountainous regions of Asia and the Middle East that serves as an ancestor to domesticated goats. Understanding wild goats matters because studying their behavior, genetics, and ecology helps us understand how domestication shaped modern goat breeds and how wild populations adapt to harsh environments.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 507 inbound references to Wild Goat, and connects out to Grant's gazelle, habitat destruction and goat.

Vinony files it under Capra (genus), Extant Pleistocene first appearances and Fauna listed on CITES Appendix III.

Vinony links it to 72 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Near Threatened

Iberian Ibex

species

Observations4,339

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Image: Capra aegagrus (Chèvre sauvage) - 62.jpg

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taxon name: Capra aegagrus
Commons category: Capra aegagrus
gestation period: 155
period of lactation: 4.5
litter size: 1.5
start time: 2600000-00
short name: C. aegagrus
taxon common name: Besoargeit

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Encyclopedic overview

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).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wild Goat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.