Wild goat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the wild goat lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Capra aegagrus
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the wild goat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the wild goat in 12 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the wild goat endangered?

The wild goat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the wild goat?

The wild goat (Capra aegagrus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Capra. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the wild goat

The wild goat (Capra aegagrus) is a goat species, inhabiting forests, shrublands and rocky areas ranging from Turkey and the Caucasus in the west to Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in the east. It has been listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.

It is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic goat (C. hircus).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Wild goat (revision 1373465901), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q178228 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).