Mountain Goat Scientific Name. Wild goats are animals of mountain habitats. Capra is a genus of mammals the goats composed of up to nine species including the wild goat the markhor and several species known as ibexes the domestic goat capra aegagrus hircus is a domesticated subspecies of the wild goat capra aegagrus evidence of goat domestication dates back more than 8 500 years.
Oreamnos americanus collective term. Despite its vernacular name it is not a member of capra the genus that includes all other goats such as the wild goat capra aegagrus from which the domestic goat is derived. Mountain goats are about three and a half feet tall at the shoulder and weigh between 150 and 220 pounds or about the same weight as a grown man.
Mountain goat personalities are very much loners.
Oreamnos americanus collective term. Modern day common goats are known as domesticated goats and are thought to be very closely related to a sheep. Capra is a genus of mammals the goats composed of up to nine species including the wild goat the markhor and several species known as ibexes the domestic goat capra aegagrus hircus is a domesticated subspecies of the wild goat capra aegagrus evidence of goat domestication dates back more than 8 500 years. For thousands of years goats have been used for their meat hair milk and skins.