Sulaiman markhor

Sulaiman markhor
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Ruminantia
Infraorder:	Pecora
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Caprinae
Tribe:	Caprini
Genus:	Capra
Species:	C. falconeri
Subspecies:	C. f. jerdoni
Trinomial name
Capra falconeri jerdoni Hume, 1875

The Sulaiman markhor or straight-horned markhor (Capra falconeri jerdoni) is a goat endemic to Asia, mainly within Pakistan and along the Pakistani-Iranian and Pakistani-Afghan borders. ^{[2] [3]} It is a subspecies of Capra falconeri . Scientists differ regarding whether it is the same subspecies as the Kabul markhor. ^[4]

References

1. Michel, S.; Rosen Michel, T. (2016) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Capra falconeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T3787A97218336. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T3787A82028427.en . Retrieved 21 December 2023.
2. Javed Ahmed; Naseer Tareen; Paind Khan. "Conservation of Sulaiman Markhor and Afghan Urial by Local Tribesmen in Torghar, Pakistan" (PDF).
3. "Dozens of Markhors found dead near Pakistan-Iran border". International News. May 9, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
4. "Capra falconeri subsp. jerdoni Hume, 1875". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved July 30, 2021.