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Capra hircus (domestic goat)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Capra hircus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Capra.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. alba

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Capra hircus Linnaeus p. 68
1758Capra mambrica Linnaeus p. 70
1911Capra hircus Thomas p. 152

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeCaprini
genusCapra
specieshircus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Capra hircus Linnaeus 1758 [domestic goat]
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Invalid names: Capra mambrica Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:01:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Quaternary to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene15.97 - 0.781Netherlands Capra hircus (189573)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Capra hircus (189574)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa (Orange Free) Capra hircus (21867)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Libya Capra hircus (21884)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Capra hircus (21949)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Morocco Capra hircus (21859)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Italy (Lombardia) Capra hircus (36376)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Reunion Capra hircus (193997)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Capra hircus (194630 194637 194640)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Capra hircus (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Capra hircus (191983)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Capra hircus (55533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Capra hircus (21932 21935 21937 22310)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Capra hircus (171637)