East Caucasian Tur (Capra cylindricornis)

East Caucasian Tur, a reference photo — Photo: Rufus46 · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The East Caucasian tur (Capra cylindricornis) is a mountain-dwelling caprine living in the eastern half of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and European Russia. It inhabits rough mountainous terrain, where it eats mainly grasses and leaves. It is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of East Caucasian Tur being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Capra caucasica
Capra sibirica
Capra ibex
Capra aegagrus
Pseudois nayaur
Rupicapra pyrenaica

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Capra
Species: Capra cylindricornis

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