Markhor(Capra falconeri)
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artidactyla
Suborder: ------
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Capra
Species: falconeri
Subspecies: ------
Fun Facts:
Markhor is the “National animal of Pakistan”..
Markhor facilitates dispersal of seed of various plants in the wild (it eliminates undigested seed via feces).
Markhor is active early in the morning and late in the afternoon (diurnal animal).
Fast Facts
| Description: | The largest mountain goat in the world, the Markhor has long fur like Himalayan Tahr, a flowing beard and corkscrew horns. |
| Size: | Male: 132 to 186 cm Female: 132 to 186 cm |
| Height: | Male: 65 to 115 cm Female: 65 to 115 cm |
| Weight: | Male: 65 to 115 kg Female: 65 to 115 kg |
| Diet: | Grass, lichens, dispersed seeds. |
| Sexual maturity: | Male: 36 months Female: 18 to 30 months |
| Estrous phase: | 12 to 15 days |
| Gestation Period: | 135 to 170 days |
| Young per birth: | 1 to 2 kids |
| Life span: | In wild: 12 to 15 days In captivity: 135 to 170 days |
| Habitat: | Dense pine and birch forest and open barren slopes. |
| Distribution: | Pakistan, Afghanistan and Himalayan region of Indian subcontinent. |
| Current Population Status: | Increasing |
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near threatened |