Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Capra > Species: Capra hircus aegagrus

Cretan Wild Goat - Capra hircus aegagrus Erxleben, 1777

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	4 are designated for this species

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Vulnerable

Europe

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
GR3000001	Greece	OROS PARNITHA	Map
IT5160014	Italy	Isola di Montecristo e Formica di Montecristo - area terrestre e marina	Map
GR1430004	Greece	ETHNIKO THALASSIO PARKO ALONNISOU – VOREION SPORADON, ANATOLIKI SKOPELOS	Map
GR4340008	Greece	LEFKA ORI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. (Capra aegagrus)	Natural populations	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection. (Capra aegagrus)	Natural populations
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (Capra aegagrus)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011) (Capra aegagrus)	Natural populations	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Besoaarivuohi	Finnish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Besoargeit	Norwegian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Besoarget	Swedish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Bezoarged	Danish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Bezoarka	Slovenian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Bezoarkaza	Latvian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Bezoárkecske	Hungarian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Bezoarziege	German	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Cabra Salvaje	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Cabra-selvagem	Portuguese	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Capra selvatica	Italian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Chèvre à bézoard	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Chèvre égagre	French	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Chèvre sauvage	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Cretan Wild Goat	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Egagro	Spanish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Geess	Luxemburgish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Koza	Croatian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Koza bezoárová	Czech	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Koza bezoárová	Slovak	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Koza bezoarowa	Polish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pulstikkits	Estonian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Villigeit	Icelandic	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Wild goat	English	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Wilde geit	Dutch	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Yaban keçisi	Turkish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.

Synonym	Author
Capra aegagrus	Erxleben, 1777

Other resources

Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF search	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

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