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Kid

Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedmammals

The kid (Capra hircus) is a species in the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 54.3 kg to 60.5 kg and live up to 20.8 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

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Quick facts about the kid

Weight
54.3 kg – 60.5 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
20.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
156 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
14.7 months – 22.5 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the kid live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The kid is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

Is the kid 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 kid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyBovidae
  6. genusCapra
  7. SpeciesCapra hircus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Capra aegagrus hircus, Capra domestic, Capra falconeri chialtanensis, Capra falconeri chiltanensis, Capra hircus chialtanensis, Capra hircus cretica, Capra hircus hircus, Capra hircus jourensis, Capra hircus picta

Other names and names in other languages (162)
  • Billy goatEnglish
  • Domestic goatEnglish
  • Feral goatEnglish
  • GoatEnglish
  • KamèngAcehnese
  • BokAfrikaans
  • BoerbokAfrikaans
  • AponkyeAkan
  • ፍየልAmharic
  • ماعزArabic
  • ماعز أليفArabic
  • ماعز مستأنسArabic
  • ماعز وحشيArabic
  • ЦӀцӀеAvaric
  • Ev keçisiAzerbaijani
  • КәзәBashkir
  • KandingBikol
  • Каза свойскаяBelarusian
  • Домашна козаBulgarian
  • ছাগলBangla
  • sidibnn
  • ར་མ།Tibetan
  • GavrBreton
  • KozaBosnian
  • ЯмаанBuriat
  • Cabra DomèsticaCatalan
  • GazaChechen
  • КачакаChuvash
  • بزنCentral Kurdish
  • koza domácíCzech
  • Domôcô kòzaKashubian
  • GafrWelsh
  • Gafr WylltWelsh
  • Geifr GwylltWelsh
  • GedDanish
  • TamgedDanish
  • HausziegeGerman
  • BızeZaza
  • ΓίδαGreek
  • ΚατσίκαGreek
  • ΡίφιGreek
  • Οικόσιτη γίδαGreek
  • Hejma kaproEsperanto
  • Cabra domésticaSpanish
  • ChivoSpanish
  • KodukitsEstonian
  • AhuntzBasque
  • Gbɔ̃Ewe
  • بزPersian
  • VuohiFinnish
  • ChèvreFrench
  • Chèvre domestiqueFrench
  • CjavreFriulian
  • GabharIrish
  • gobhar-f(h)iadhaichScottish Gaelic
  • goibhrean-fiadhaichScottish Gaelic
  • KavaraGuarani
  • AkwiyaHausa
  • KabritHaitian Creole
  • KaoHawaiian
  • עז הביתHebrew
  • बकरीHindi
  • Domaća kozaCroatian
  • ara.kohts
  • házi kecskeHungarian
  • ԱյծArmenian
  • KaproIdo
  • Capra domesticInterlingua
  • CapraItalian
  • Capra hircusItalian
  • ヤギJapanese
  • 野羊Japanese
  • Wedhus domestikJavanese
  • თხაGeorgian
  • შინაური თხაGeorgian
  • ژھاوُلKashmiri
  • ZonTyap
  • mbudzikck
  • IheneKinyarwanda
  • ЕшкіKazakh
  • ಮೇಕೆKannada
  • 염소Korean
  • КӧзаKomi-Permyak
  • BizinKurdish
  • GaverCornish
  • ЭчкиKyrgyz
  • GeessLuxembourgish
  • ЦӀукуlbe
  • éezhldn
  • HoesgeitLimburgish
  • NtabaLingala
  • ແບ້Lao
  • Naminė ožkaLithuanian
  • KazaLatvian
  • СяваMoksha
  • NanenaneMāori
  • ആട്Malayalam
  • ЯмааMongolian
  • शेळीMarathi
  • ဆိတ်Burmese
  • TłʼízíNavajo
  • TamgeitNorwegian Bokmål
  • बाख्राNepali
  • GeitDutch
  • Gedomesticeerde GeitDutch
  • Verwilderde GeitDutch
  • Bichenrm
  • PudiNorthern Sotho
  • MaanidikoshensOjibwa
  • СæгъOssetic
  • ਬੱਕਰੀPunjabi
  • KabrituPapiamento
  • MadgètePicard
  • Koza domowaPolish
  • بکریWestern Panjabi
  • وزهPashto
  • Bode DomésticoPortuguese
  • CabraPortuguese
  • KawraQuechua
  • CaprăRomanian
  • Домашняя козаRussian
  • Коза домашняяRussian
  • ᱢᱮᱨᱚᱢSantali
  • CrapaSicilian
  • GaitScots
  • එළුවාSinhala
  • Koza domácaSlovak
  • Domača kozaSlovenian
  • AdhiSomali
  • RiSomali
  • Dhia shtëpiakeAlbanian
  • домаћа козаSerbian
  • CrabaSardinian
  • HuussäägeSaterland Frisian
  • EmbéSundanese
  • tamgetSwedish
  • getSwedish
  • Mbuzi-kayaSwahili
  • CigaSilesian
  • ஆடுTamil
  • మేకTelugu
  • БузTajik
  • แพะThai
  • แพะบ้านThai
  • KambingFilipino
  • KeçiTurkish
  • Saanen KeçisiTurkish
  • PodiTswana
  • MbuziTumbuka
  • КечUdmurt
  • ÖçkeUyghur
  • ЦапUkrainian
  • КозаUkrainian
  • Козел свійськийUkrainian
  • CàvaraVenetian
  • DêVietnamese
  • GadeWalloon
  • IbhokhweXhosa
  • ציגYiddish
  • Ewúrẹ́Yoruba
  • 山羊Chinese
  • 家山羊Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMS

Relatives of the kid

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

CompareKid vs Wild goatKid vs Alpine ibexKid vs MarkhorKid vs Nubian ibex

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the kid?

An adult kid weighs 54.3 kg – 60.5 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the kid live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the kid for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

How long does the kid live?

The kid has a recorded lifespan of 20.8 years.

How long is the kid pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 156 days.

What kind of animal is the kid?

The kid (Capra hircus) 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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BibTeX
@misc{kid_2026,
  title = {Kid (Capra hircus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}