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Caprinae
Subfamily of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Antilocapridae. "Goat-antelope" redirects here. For the species sometimes called goat antelope, see Tibetan antelope.
The subfamily Caprinae,[1] also sometimes referred to as the tribe Caprini,[2] is part of the ruminant family Bovidae,[3] and consists of mostly medium-sized bovids. A member of this subfamily is called a caprine.[4]
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Stone sheep (Ovis dalli stonei) in British Columbia, 2009 | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae J. E. Gray, 1821 |
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Prominent members include sheep and goats, with some other members referred to as goat antelopes. Some earlier taxonomies considered Caprinae a separate family called Capridae (with the members being caprids), but now it is usually considered either a subfamily within the Bovidae, or a tribe within the subfamily Antilopinae of the family Bovidae, with caprines being a type of bovid.