Chiltan ibex
Subspecies of wild goat
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The Chiltan ibex or Chiltan goat (Capra aegagrus chialtanensis) is a wild goat endemic to Chiltan, Balochistan, Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]
| Chiltan ibex | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Capra |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. a. chialtanensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Capra aegagrus chialtanensis Lydekker, 1913 | |
Description
Males are reddish-gray in color. Some males have dark brown or black chests, sometimes a dark shoulder stripe (like Bezoar ibex). Females are reddish-gray with a dark brown dorsal stripe and white legs with a dark brown marking below the knees. Its horns are similar to those of Bezoar ibex; they are flat and sharply curved at front and form a long, open spiral that. Their horns reach a length of 29 inches (73.7 cm), however, the longest of record measured 40 inches (101.6 cm).[1]
Distribution and preservation
There were four to five populations in the early 1970s in Chiltan, Mordar, Koh-i-Maran and Koh-i-Gishk. By 1975, the uncontrolled hunting by locals reduced population to 170 in Sulaiman Mountains area (now Hazarganji-Chiltan National Park). By 1990, the population was increased by 480.[1] As of 2023, the population of Chiltan ibex had grown to 2,250 individuals.[5]