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Database


 

Taxonomy

Accepted name

Capra aegagrus Erxleben 1777

Taxonomic rank

Species

Taxonomic status

valid

Taxonomic comment

Taxonomic status debatable (probably hybrids with domestic/feral goats). However, Greek authorities recognize C. a. cretica, Schinz, 1838, C. a. pictus, Erhard, 1858 and C. a. dorcas, Reichenow, 1888 (A. Legakis-pers. comm.)


Nomenclature and Synonyms

Genus group name(s)

Taxonomic comment

Capra Linnaeus 1758 [genus]

no synonyms present in the database for this taxon

Species group name(s)

Original genus

Taxonomic comment

aegagrus Erxleben 1777 [species]

Capra

Taxonomic status debatable (probably hybrids with domestic/feral goats). However, Greek authorities recognize C. a. cretica, Schinz, 1838, C. a. pictus, Erhard, 1858 and C. a. dorcas, Reichenow, 1888 (A. Legakis-pers. comm.)

no synonyms present in the database for this taxon


Taxonomic Hierarchy

Rank

Name

Kingdom

Animalia

Subkingdom

Eumetazoa

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Eutheria

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Bovidae

Genus

Capra

Species

aegagrus

Subspecies

cretica




Experts

Name

Fauna Europaea status

Bogdanowicz, Prof. Dr Wieslaw

group coordinator

Bogdanowicz, Prof. Dr Wieslaw

taxonomic specialist


References

Accepted name:

Capra aegagrus Erxleben 1777

Author

Year

Title

Source

Mitchell-Jones A. J., Amori G., Bogdanowicz W., KryĆĄtufek B., Reijnders P.J.H., Spitzenberger F., Stubbe M., Thissen J.B.M., Vohralik V. & J. Zima

1999

The atlas of European Mammals

Academic Press, London, 484 pp.

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