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species

Goat
Capra aegagrus Erxleben, 1777

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Artiodactyla - even-toed ungulates »  family Bovidae

Scientific synonyms

Capra hircus jourensis Ivrea, 1899

Capra aegagrus hircus - Domestic Goat

Capra aegagrus hircus - Domestic Goat

Author: Miroslav Deml
Capra aegagrus hircus - Domestic Goat

Capra aegagrus hircus - Domestic Goat

Author: Josef Hromek
Capra aegagrus cretica - Cretan wild goat

Capra aegagrus cretica - Cretan wild goat

Author: Milan Kořínek
Capra aegagrus cretica - Cretan wild goat

Capra aegagrus cretica - Cretan wild goat

Author: Milan Kořínek
Capra aegagrus hircus - Domestic Goat

Capra aegagrus hircus - Domestic Goat

Author: Milan Kořínek

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Taxonomy

Although Capra hircus is older than Capra aegagrus, the ICZN (Opinion 2027, Case 3010) decided to "conserve the usage of 17 specific names based on wild species, which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic forms".
Hence, taxonomists who consider the domestic goat as a subspecies of the wild goat should use Capra aegagrus hircus.

Intertaxon relationships

Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 5

subspecies Capra aegagrus aegagrus Erxleben, 1777 - Wild Goat

Capra aegagrus aegagrus - Wild Goat

subspecies Capra aegagrus blythi Hume, 1875 - Sindh Ibex
subspecies Capra aegagrus cretica Schinz, 1838 - Cretan wild goat

Capra aegagrus cretica - Cretan wild goat

subspecies Capra aegagrus pictus Erhard, 1858
form Capra aegagrus hircus Linnaeus, 1758 - Domestic Goat

Capra aegagrus hircus - Domestic Goat


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Explanations

? disputed occurrence of species in area described by check-list

i species introduced to area described by check-list

species extinct in area described by check-list