Domestic goat

Scientific name: Capra hircus

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0084Males and females look different

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Habitat

Where it lives

Animal Diversity Web lists the following habitats for Capra hircus: agricultural habitats.

SRC-287

Gardens, farms and human-associated habitats

Sources (1)

Sources

1Capra hircus (Animal Diversity Web account, Mileski, A.)SRC-287

Where it is found

Humans have spread goats throughout the world. Breeds raised in Saudi Arabia include the local Ardi; the Shami (Damascus) goat, which originated in Lebanon, Cyprus and Syria and was introduced to Saudi Arabia; and the Hejazi.

SRC-288 · SRC-287

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In NAKTASHIF worlds:Gardens, farms and human-associated habitats

Sources

1Capra hircus (Animal Diversity Web account, Mileski, A.)SRC-287
2Molecular characterization of goats from Saudi Arabia using microsatellite markersSRC-288

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