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Capra hircus
Family: BovidaeGenus: Capranative in Germany
native in Germany
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About this species
An introduced invasive ungulate in Great Britain, Capra hircus is a medium-sized herbivore with a body mass of approximately 60.5 kg. It has a maximum lifespan of nearly 21 years and gives birth to a single litter each year after a gestation of about 155 days.
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Yearly cycle
Females typically produce one litter per year, with a gestation period of around 155 days.
Merkmale
Körper
Weight
60500 g
Max. Lebensalter
20.8 Jahre
Fortpflanzung
Wurfgröße / Gelege
1.5, 1× pro Jahr
Tragezeit
155.5 Tage
Geschlechtsreife
~1.2 Jahre
Ernährung & Verhalten
100% Pflanzen
Scientific profile
Capra hircus is a medium-sized ungulate with an adult body mass of around 60.5 kilograms. Its diet consists entirely of plant material. The species has a maximum lifespan of up to 20.8 years. Females give birth to one litter per year, following a gestation period of approximately 155.5 days. In Great Britain, it is an introduced invasive species with established populations.
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF — Occurrence data via GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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