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Bezoar ibex

Mammals

The bezoar ibex is a wild goat subspecies native to the montane forests of Anatolia, the Caucasus and the Zagros Mountains, with populations across Turkey, Georgia, Chechnya, Daghestan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran and Iraq. Males weigh around 60 kilograms and carry exceptionally long horns, sometimes exceeding 1.4 meters, the longest relative to body weight of any wild goat. Both sexes carry a distinctive black stripe running from the spine across the shoulders, limbs and neck, and males show dark brown summer coats while females are reddish gold. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Domesticated 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Capra aegagrus aegagrus 2
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Capra, Taxa
Source Bezoar ibex (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source Bezoar ibex (Wikipedia)
Temperate Forest, Biomes
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In the Other Atlases

Found In

Anatolia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

The Caucasus

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Bezoar ibex (Wikipedia)
  • present tense, wild goat subspecies native to Anatolia/Caucasus
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 363224
    The bezoar ibex (Capra aegagrus aegagrus) is a wild goat subspecies that is native to the montane forested areas in the Anatolia, Caucasus and the Zagros Mountains.
  • Introduced
    In the United States, bezoar ibex were introduced to the Florida mountains in New Mexico in 1970.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = VU
  • In Biome: Desert, Distribution and habitat
    In Iran, it is widely distributed and lives in rocky terrain, mountainous areas, on cliffs along the seashore, deciduous forests and in some areas in the Dasht-e Kavir desert.
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Distribution and habitat
    In Iran, it is widely distributed and lives in rocky terrain, mountainous areas, on cliffs along the seashore, deciduous forests and in some areas in the Dasht-e Kavir desert.
  • Child Taxon Of: Capra, Infobox: genus
    Capra
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2. Wikipedia: Bezoar ibex
Wikipedia
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