What Is The Scientific Name Of West Caucasian Tur? (ANSWER)

SCIENTIFIC NAME OF WEST CAUCASIAN TUR – In this topic, we are going to know and identify the scientific name of this type of species.

It is a mountain goat-antelope which is native to the western half of the Caucasus Mountains range. It is a species of the bovid family Bovidae.

It falls under the Endangered category in the IUCN Red List. The tur stand up to 1 meter or 3.3 feet tall at the shoulder and weigh around 65 kilograms or 143 pounds. The species have large but narrow bodies and short legs.

The species have a chestnut coat with a yellow underbelly and darker legs. It has scimitar-shaped and heavily ridged horns which are around 70 centimeters or 28 inches for males.

The tur live in rough mountainous terrain between 800 and 4,000 meters or 2,600 and 13,100 feet above sea level and feeds mainly grasses and leaves. They are preyed upon by wolves and lynxes.

Answer

The binomial name of West Caucasian tur Capra caucasica.

Capra is a genus of goats in the bovid family Bovidae. It is a Latin term for “goat”.

The specific epithet caucasica, on the other hand, means ‘from the Caucasus mountains‘ in reference to its location in Caucasus.