Caprini

E102899

Caprini is a tribe of hoofed mammals in the family Bovidae that includes goats, sheep, and related species adapted to rugged, mountainous environments.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Caprini canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf taxon
tribe
adaptation robust limbs
specialized hooves for rocky surfaces
sure-footedness on steep slopes
belongsToClade Ruminantia
class Mammalia
diet herbivorous
distribution Africa
Eurasia
North America
ecologicalRole mountain herbivore
family Bovidae
habitat alpine environments
mountainous regions
rocky terrain
hasCharacteristic presence of horns in most species
ruminant digestion
sexual dimorphism in horn size
includesCommonName chamois
goats
ibex
mouflon
mountain goat
sheep
tahr
takin
includesTaxon Ammotragus
Arabitragus
Budorcas
Capra
Capricornis
Himalayan tahr
surface form: Hemitragus

Amur goral
surface form: Naemorhedus

Oreamnos
Ovis
Pseudois
Rupicapra
kingdom Animalia
notableSpeciesExample Capra hircus
Oreamnos
surface form: Oreamnos americanus

Ovis
surface form: Ovis aries
order Artiodactyla
parentTaxon Bovidae
Bovidae
surface form: Caprinae
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
subfamily Caprinae
taxonRank tribe

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bovidae includesSubfamily Caprini