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Encyclopedia > East Caucasian Tur

East Caucasian Tur
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Capra
Species: cylindricornis
Binomial name
Capra cylindricornis
Blyth, 1841

The East Caucasian Tur (Capra cylindricornis) is a mountain dwelling goat antelope found only in the eastern half of the Caucasus Mountains. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Embrithopoda (extinct) Subclass Creodonta (extinct) Hyaenodontidae Oxyaenidae Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Placentalia Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Macroscelidea Perissodactyla Pholidota Primates Proboscidea Rodentia Scandentia Sirenia Tubulidentata Xenarthra Subclass Marsupialia Dasyuromorphia Didelphimorphia Diprotodontia Microbiotheria Notoryctemorphia... Families Suidae Hippopotamidae Tayassuidae Camelidae Tragulidae Moschidae Cervidae Giraffidae Antilocapridae Bovidae The even-toed ungulates form the mammal order Artiodactyla. ... Subfamilies Bovinae Cephalophinae Hippotraginae Antilopinae Caprinae A bovid is any of almost 140 species of cloven-hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. ... Genera Capricornis Nemorhaedus Rupicapra Oreamnos Budorcas Ovibos Hemitragus Ammotragus Pseudois Capra Ovis Pantholops A goat antelope is any of the species of mostly medium-sized herbivores that make up the subfamily Caprinae or the single species in subfamily Panthalopinae. ... Categories: Animal stubs ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Blyth is the name of more than one place. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Genera Capricornis Nemorhaedus Rupicapra Oreamnos Budorcas Ovibos Hemitragus Ammotragus Pseudois Capra Ovis Pantholops A goat antelope is any of the species of mostly medium-sized herbivores that make up the subfamily Caprinae or the single species in subfamily Panthalopinae. ... The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain range between the Black and Caspian seas in the Caucasus region, usually considered the southeastern limit of Europe. ...


East Caucasian Turs stand up to one metre tall at the shoulder and weigh around 60 kilograms. East Caucasian Turs have large but narrow bodies and short legs. East Caucasian Turs have a dark chestnut coat in winter and a lighter chestnut coast in summer. Males have slightly lyre shaped horns which reach around 90 centimetres in length while in females they are much smaller (30 centimetres maximum). In many parts of the world, winter is associated with snow. ... Summer is a season, defined by convention in meteorology as the whole months of June, July and August in the Northern hemisphere and the whole months of December, January and February in the Southern hemisphere. ...


East Caucasian Turs live in rough mountinous terrain between 800 and 4000 metres above sea level where they eat mainly grasses and leaves and are preyed upon by Wolves and lynxes. East Caucasian Tur Females live in herds of around ten individuals, while males are solitary. East Caucasian Turs migrate around a vertical kilometre down the mountains in winter and migrate back up in the summer. In popular language grass means a short, green, ground covering or lawn, usually, but not necessarily comprised of a true grass or grasses, called turf. ... This article is about the leaf, a plant organ. ... Binomial name Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 The Grey Wolf (Canis lupus), also known colloquially as the wolf, is a mammal of the Canidae family and the ancestor of the domestic dog. ... Species Lynx lynx Lynx canadensis Lynx pardinus Lynx rufus A Lynx is any of several medium-sized wild cats. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
West Caucasian tur, Kuban tur (2932 words)
The west Caucasian tur is a large, heavy-set goat, with measurements quite similar to the Siberian ibex, C.
West Caucasian tur are seasonal breeders, and with the rut extending from November to early January.
Due to heavy snowfalls in the region, west Caucasian tur become confined to much smaller areas; their movement is noticeably hindered in snow over 40 cm deep, and they are thus more vulnerable to predators and exhaustion.
East Caucasian Tur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (364 words)
The East Caucasian Tur (Capra cylindricornis) is a mountain dwelling goat antelope found only in the eastern half of the Caucasus Mountains.
East Caucasian Turs live in rough mountainous terrain between 800 and 4000 metres above sea level where they eat mainly grasses and leaves and are preyed upon by wolves and lynxes.
Young tur are extremely agile, being able to scamper about steep slopes after only a day of life.
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