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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyBovidae
  6. genusCapra
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the eastern tur

Other species in the same genus Capra.

NT, Near Threatened
Wild goat (Capra aegagrus)

Wild goat

Capra aegagrus

Bovidae

NT, Near Threatened
Markhor (Capra falconeri)

Markhor

Capra falconeri

Bovidae

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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Eastern tur (Capra cylindricornis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-tur

MLA

“Eastern tur (Capra cylindricornis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-tur.

BibTeX
@misc{eastern_tur_2026,
  title = {Eastern tur (Capra cylindricornis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-tur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}