Caucasian Ibex

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West Caucasian Ibex

The Caucasian Ibex or Tur is a controversial artifact from the genus of goats ( Capra ). Two populations are distinguished: the West Caucasian and the East Caucasian Ibex. Some systematics such as Wilson & Reeder (2005) combine them into a common type. However, genetic studies seem to warrant a separation of two types. The West Caucasian ibex seems to be more closely related to the wild goat ( Capra aegagrus ) than to the East Caucasian ibex, while the genetic proximity (in individual specimens) to the latter, which has been partially established, is likely due to hybridization.

Accordingly, the two populations are treated here as separate species:

For more details see under the two articles.

literature

  • DE Wilson, DM Reeder: Mammal Species of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0801882214 .
  • EY Kazanskaya, MV Kuznetsova and AA Danilkin: Phylogenetic Reconstructions in the Genus Capra (Bovidae, Artiodactyla) Based on the Mitochondrial DNA Analysis . Russian Journal of Genetics, 2007, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 181-189. doi: 10.1134 / S1022795407020135