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West Caucasian tur

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Caprinae
Species : Capra caucasica

 

The West caucasian tur is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the West Caucasian tur

Geographic Range West Caucasian turs are native only to the western Caucasus Mountains in Georgia and south-western Russia ("Protected Areas Program" 2001). (Full text)

West Caucasian turs are the species most similar to C. (Full text)

KUBAN TUR (Capra caucasica) also called the West-Caucasian tur is found in KRASNODAR AREA. (Full text)

West Caucasian turs are an endangered species native to the mountains of Russia. (Full text)

, 1997) Conservation Status The west Caucasian tur is classified as endangered by the IUCN (1996). (Full text)

© 2000 Konstantin Mikhailov The West Caucasian tur is endemic to the Caucasus Mountains. (Full text)

1. Capra, genus Capra -- (goats)
Capra
genus Capra
(Source WordNet)