πMarkhor
The markhor is a large wild Capra species native to the mountain regions at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, including the Karakoram and Himalayas. It occurs in parts of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. It has been listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened since 2015.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.
- Body mass
- 41 kg
- Body length
- 1.7 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 19 years
Everything we know about the Markhor
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass41 kgCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 41 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Body length1.7 mCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan19 yearsCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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Generation length7 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Age at maturity2.8 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Gestation163 daysCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 163 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
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Trophic levelHerbivoreCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleCrepuscular / mixedCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Volume l41 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Markhor yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassMammalia
- βΊorderArtiodactyla
- βΊfamilyBovidae
- βΊgenusCapra
- βΊspeciesCapra falconeri
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals Β· Artiodactyla
- familyBovidae
- subfamilyCaprinae
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals Β· Artiodactyla
- suborderRuminantia
- infraorderPecora
- familyBovidae
- subfamilyCaprinae
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