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Caprinae is a subfamily of the even-toed ungulate family Bovidae. Animals of the Caprinae subfamily are called caprid or goat-antelope.

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Caprinae

Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Caprinae Gray, 1821 Pantholopinae

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The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and domestic goat (Capra hircus) are part of this group.

Subfamily Caprinae
- Genus Pantholops
  - Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)
- Genus Capricornis
- Genus Naemorhedus: Gorals
  - Himalayan goral, Naemorhedus goral
  - Long-tailed goral, Naemorhedus caudatus
  - Red goral, Naemorhedus baileyi
  - Chinese goral, Naemorhedus griseus
- Genus Oreamnos
  - Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
- Genus Rupicapra
  - Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
  - Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica)
- Genus Myotragus
  - Myotragus balearicus †
- Genus Budorcas
  - Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
- Genus Ovibos
  - Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus)
- Genus Hemitragus
  - Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
- Genus Nilgiritragus
  - Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
- Genus Arabitragus
  - Arabian tahr (Arabitragus jayakiri)
- Genus Capra
  - Wild goat (Capra aegagrus)
  - Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
  - Walia ibex (Capra walie)
  - West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica)
  - East Caucasian tur (Capra cylindricornis)
  - Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
  - Markhor (Capra falconeri)
- Genus Pseudois
  - Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
  - Dwarf blue sheep (Pseudois schaeferi)
- Genus Ammotragus
  - Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
- Genus Ovis

An Alpine Ibex or steinbock
A Musk Ox
Barbary Sheep
Domestic sheep

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