Sulaiman markhor

Sulaiman markhor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Tribe: Caprini
Genus: Capra
Species:
C. falconeri
Subspecies:
C. f. jerdoni
Trinomial name
Capra falconeri jerdoni
Hume, 1875

The Sulaiman markhor or straight-horned markhor (Capra falconeri jerdoni) is a goat endemic to Asia.[2][3] It is a subspecies of Capra falconeri. Scientists differ regarding whether it is the same subspecies as the Kabul markhor.[4]

References

  1. ^ Michel, S.; Rosen Michel, T. (2016) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Capra falconeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T3787A97218336. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T3787A82028427.en. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ Javed Ahmed; Naseer Tareen; Paind Khan. "Conservation of Sulaiman Markhor and Afghan Urial by Local Tribesmen in Torghar, Pakistan" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Dozens of Markhors found dead near Pakistan-Iran border". International News. May 9, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Capra falconeri subsp. jerdoni Hume, 1875". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved July 30, 2021.


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