Quick Reference Guide to Selected Exotic Species: Pygmy goat (Capra [aegagrus] hircus)

摘要

There are nine species in the genus Capra; Markhor (C. falconeri); East Caucasian tur (C. caucasica cylindricornis); West Caucasian tur (C. caucasica); Walia ibex (C. walie); Alpine ibex (C. ibex); Nubian ibex (C. nubiana); Siberian ibex (C. sibirica); Spanish ibex (C. pyrenaicais); Wild goat (C. aegagrus). The domestic goat (C. hircus) is considered a subspecies of the wild goat. There are dozens of breeds of domestic goats, of which the pygmy goat is one of the most popular. The pygmy goat is a smaller, domesticated version of the wild goat (C. aegagrus).