Turkmen wild goat
| Turkmen Wild Goat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Capra |
| Species: | C. aegagrus |
| Subspecies: | C. a. turcmenica |
| Trinomial name | |
| Capra aegagrus turcmenica Zalkin, 1950 | |
The Turkmen Wild Goat or Bearded Goat (Capra aegagrus turcmenica) is a vulnerable sub-species of wild goat native to Iran and Turkmenistan. It is closely related to domestic goats (Capra aegagrus hircus).
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