Wild goat
Capra aegagrus
Near threatenedPhoto: Alexander Malkhasyan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mammalherbivore
The wild goat is a rugged mountain dweller with curved horns, found from Turkey to Pakistan. It scrambles over rocky slopes and through scrubby forests, but its habitat is shrinking due to human activity.
- Its hooves grip steep cliffs like climbing shoes.
- Males grow impressive backward-curving horns.
- Lives in remote areas from Turkey to Pakistan.
ForestMountainAsiaEurope
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Capra aegagrus
- Habitat
- Forest, Mountain
- Regions in this directory
- Asia, Europe
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened (NT)
