Eastern tur
Capra cylindricornis (Blyth, 1841)
Status not recordedmammals
The eastern tur (Capra cylindricornis) is a species in the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla.
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Quick facts about the eastern tur
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the eastern tur live?
Not recorded
Is the eastern tur endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the eastern tur classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderArtiodactyla
- familyBovidae
- genusCapra
- SpeciesCapra cylindricornis (Blyth, 1841)
Synonyms Capra caucasica cylindricornis, Ovis cylindricornis
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- Daghestan turEnglish
- East Caucasian turEnglish
- Oos-Kaukasiese TurAfrikaans
- طور داغستانيArabic
- kozorožec dagestánskýCzech
- Østkaukasisk turDanish
- DagestanturGerman
- Ανατολικό ΤουρGreek
- Tur orientalSpanish
- Idakaukaasia kaljukitsEstonian
- itäkaukasianvuohiFinnish
- Bouquetin orientalFrench
- kelet-kaukázusi kecskeHungarian
- Tur orientaleItalian
- カフカスツールJapanese
- 동캅카스염소Korean
- Østkaukasisk SteinbukkNorwegian Bokmål
- DagestantoerDutch
- koziorożec walcorogiPolish
- Tur-orientalPortuguese
- Дагестанский турRussian
- Östkaukasisk stenbockSwedish
- Dağıstan KeçisiTurkish
- 東高加索羱羊Chinese
- طور شرق القوقازArabic
- طور قوقازي شرقيArabic
- Ostkaukasischer SteinbockGerman
- tur del Cáucaso orientalSpanish
- Dagestani tuurEstonian
- KaukasianvuorikaurisFinnish
- Bouquetin du DaghestanFrench
- Stambecco del Caucaso orientaleItalian
- Tur del DaghestanItalian
- 동캅카스투르Korean
- Oost-Kaukasische SteenbokDutch
- Oost-Kaukasische ToerDutch
- Восточнокавказский турRussian
- Bосточнокавказский турRussian
Relatives of the eastern tur
Other species in the same genus Capra.

Wild goat
Capra aegagrus

Alpine ibex
Capra ibex

Markhor
Capra falconeri

Nubian ibex
Capra nubiana

Siberian ibex
Capra sibirica

Iberian ibex
Capra pyrenaica
CompareEastern tur vs Wild goatEastern tur vs Alpine ibexEastern tur vs MarkhorEastern tur vs Nubian ibex
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the eastern tur?
The eastern tur (Capra cylindricornis) belongs to the family Bovidae in the order Artiodactyla.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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