Rupicapra rupicapra

Features：There is a distinct black stripe under the eye and a black ridge down the back.

Rupicapra rupicapra (scientific name: Rupicapra rupicapra) English Northern Chamois, Alpine Chamois, Anatolian Chamois, Asia Minor Chamois, Balkan Chamois, Carpathian Chamois, Caucasus Chamois, Chamois, Tatra Chamois, Turkish Chamois, French Chamois, Spanish Gamuza, Gamuza Septentrional, Rebeco sept...

Ovis vignei

Features：Has black and white saddle patches with a distinct white patch on the rump

Ovis vignei (scientific name: Ovis vignei) is also known as Urial in English. There are 5 subspecies.Ovis vignei is a gregarious sheep, and the group size can be as high as hundreds of individuals. In Iran's "Golestan" National Park, there are herds of more than 4,000, but the average...

Ovis nivicola

Features：Gray-brown fur with a small patch of lighter fur on the rump

Snow Mountain Sheep (scientific name: Ovis nivicola) English Snow Sheep, Russia Chubuk, Snezhnyi Baran, there are 4 subspecies.Snow Mountain Sheep usually do not migrate, but will make seasonal short-distance movements. Large groups are often segregated by sex, with older males forming small groups...

Mouflon

Features：The coat becomes thick and dense in winter and is light brown with some light grey on the back.

Ovis gmelini, English Mouflon, Asiatic Mouflon, French Mouflón, Spanish Muflón, Russian Муфлон, has 3-5 native wild subspecies: the nominate subspecies (O.g. gmelini) and two subspecies limited to Iran: Isfahan subspecies (O.g. isphahanica) and Laristan subspecies (O. g. laristanica). Someti...

Ovis dalli, Thinhorn Sheep,Dall's Sheep,Stone’s sheep,Muflón de Dall

Features：It is the only slender-horned goat in the genus Argali.

Dall's argali (scientific name: Ovis dalli) English Thinhorn Sheep, Dall's Sheep, Stone's sheep, Spanish Muflón de Dall, there are 2 subspecies.Dall's argali has a complete social system. Ewes live with other ewes, lambs, yearlings and immature rams. Lambs mature early and actively...

Ovis canadensis）,Bighorn Sheep,Mountain Sheep,Mouflon D'Amérique,Mouflon Du Canada,Mouflon Pachycère, Borrego Cimarrón,Carnero Del Canadá,Carnero Salvaje

Features：The Rocky Mountain subspecies is the state animal of Alberta, Canada, and is also the state animal of Colorado.

Canadian Bighorn Sheep (scientific name: Ovis canadensis) is called Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Sheep in English, Mouflon D'Amérique, Mouflon Du Canada, Mouflon Pachycère in French, Borrego Cimarrón, Carnero Del Canadá, Carnero Salvaje in Spanish, and has 8 subspecies.Canadian bighorn sheep are...

Oreamnos americanus,Mountain Goat,Rocky Mountain Goat

Features：Both males and females have short black horns, whiskers under their jaws, and are covered with a thick layer of long white hair.

Snow sheep (scientific name: Oreamnos americanus) is also known as Mountain Goat and Rocky Mountain Goat. There is no subspecies.The degree of sociality of snow sheep varies throughout the year. They tend to form large herds in the winter and concentrate on salt licks in the spring, but they form sm...

Sumatran serow, Ming mane sheep, mountain donkey, rock donkey, four-legged beast, Pegasus, shepherd

Features：It is similar in shape to a goat or antelope and is named for the gray-white mane on the back of its neck.

Capricornis sumatraensis (English: Mainland Serow, Serow, Spanish: Serau de Sumatra, German: Südlicher Serau), has three subspecies, namely Sumatran Serow (nominal subspecies), Chinese Serow and Himalayan Serow. In ancient times, it was called "Heavenly Horse". According to the Records of...

Capricornis crispus,Japanese Serow

Features：One of Japan's official national treasures

Japanese Serow (scientific name: Capricornis crispus) is also known as Japanese Serow, and has no subspecies. As one of Japan's official national treasures, the Japanese Serow has caused trouble for taxonomists due to its unique characteristics. All species of the genus Serow were once grouped t...

Nilgiritragus hylocrius,Nilgiri Tahr

Features：Both sexes are beardless and have a silver "saddle" on their backs and white patches on their front legs.

The Nilgiri Tahr sheep (scientific name: Nilgiritragus hylocrius) has a foreign name of Nilgiri Tahr and has no subspecies.Nilgiri Tahr sheep are diurnal but most active in the early morning and evening. At noon, the sheep often retreat to the shade of the cliffs. These cliffs also serve as refuge w...

Arabitragus jayakari, Arabian Tahr，Wa’al Al ‘arabi

Features：It is the smallest species of the Tahr.

Arabian Tahr (scientific name: Arabitragus jayakari) English: Arabian Tahr, Arabic: Wa’al Al ‘arabi, no subspecies. Arabian Tahr males mark their territories by scraping their hooves and urinating on the ground. The average territory covers an area of 0.3 square kilometer...

Capra walie

Features：Both sexes have horns, and the front surface of the male horns has very obvious ridges.

The Walia Ibex (Capra walie) has no subspecies. Walia Ibex are active or feeding only in the early morning and late evening. They usually become lethargic around midday and tend to hide under dense bushes, away from the strong midday sun and any nearby predators.Unlike most species of the genus Capr...

Iberian ibex, Iberian wild goat, Spanish goat, Iberian wild goat, Alpine wild goat

Features：The male's horns are farther apart than those of other species.

Spanish ibex (scientific name: Capra pyrenaica) is called Iberian Wild Goat, Iberian Ibex in English, Bouquetin Ibérique in French, Cabra Montesa, Cabra Montés in Spanish, Iberiensteinbock, Spanischer Steinbock in German, and Cabra-montês in Portuguese. There are 4 subspecies.Spanish ibexes exhib...

Capra nubiana

Features：There are huge and majestic horns on the head, the longest record is 147.3 cm

Nubian ibex (scientific name: Capra nubiana) English Nubian Ibex, Spanish Íbice Núbico, Arabic Wa'al, German Nubischer Steinbock, Syrischer Steinbock, no subspecies. Nubian ibex was first described as a subspecies of ibex by F. Cuvier in 1825. Synonyms of the species include Capra arabica, Cap...

Ibex, Alpine Ibex, Capra Ibex, Alpine Ibex

Features：They use their horns to protect themselves from predators.

Ibex (scientific name: Capra ibex) English Alpine ibex, French Bouquetin des Alpes, Spanish Íbice de los Alpes, German Alpensteinbock, Italian Stambecco alpino, no subspecies.Ibex are herbivores and feed on grass, moss, flowers, leaves and twigs. If leaves and twigs are beyond their reach, ibexes w...

Capra falconeri,spiral-horned goat

Features：The largest goat

Markhor (scientific name: Capra falconeri) is called Markhor in English, Markhor and Schraubenziege in German, and has three subspecies.Markhor ewes live in groups of up to 9, while rams generally live alone. During the breeding season, rams fight to attract the attention of ewes. The rams will lock...

Capra cylindricornis

Features：The body is stout, the legs are short, and the beard is most noticeable in winter.

Eastern Caucasian ibex (scientific name: Capra cylindricornis) English Eastern Tur, East Caucasian Tur, Spanish Tur oriental, Russian Bосточнокавказский тур, Дагестанский тур, no subspecies.The coat of male East Caucasian ibex is brown in winter, which helps to dis...

Capra caucasica

Features：The fur is chestnut, the lower abdomen is yellow, the legs are darker, and the horns are scimitar-shaped.

West Caucasian ibex (scientific name: Capra caucasica) English Western Tur, Tur, West Caucasian Tur, Spanish Tur occidental, German Westkaukasischer Steinbock, Russian Западнокавказский тур, Кубанский тур, no subspecies.The herd composition of the West Caucasian ibex...

Summer sheep, black sheep, domestic goat

Features：The most geographically widespread of all domestic animals

Goats (scientific name: Capra hircus) are one of the earliest domesticated livestock by humans.Modern goats are domesticated from wild goats. Archaeological excavations have shown that goats in Central and West Asia were domesticated as livestock as early as 5700 BC. Since goats belong to one of the...

Capra aegagrus,Persian Ibex

Features：Both sexes have distinct curved horns with notches, and males have long whiskers under their chins.

Wild goats (scientific name: Capra aegagrus) are also known as Wild Goat and Bezoar in foreign languages. There are 7 subspecies.In summer, wild goats stay high in the mountains and feed on grass and moss; in winter, they move to lower places to avoid the thick snow. They feed on herbs, shrubs and o...

Ammotragus lervia,Bearded sheep, Barbary sheep, Berber sheep

Features：Males have a sparse mane from throat to chest

The scientific name of the Barbary Sheep is Ammotragus lervia, which is also known as Aoudad, Barbary Sheep, Uaddan in English, Mouflon À Manchettes in French, Aoudad, Berberschaf, Mähnenschaf, Mähnenspringer in German. It is the only species in the genus Ammotragus and has 6 subspecies.The ram u...