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Scientific Name
Capra hircus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park (PUHO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
feral goat
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae
SubfamilyCaprinae
GenusCapra
SpeciesCapra hircus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Abundance updated based on personal observations from MaryAnne Maigret (Supervisory Archeologist/Integrated Resources Program Manager, NPS) in 2017 and 2020. In 2017, abundance was observed as "Common;" Maigret observations were informed by field observations of Wildlife Biologist Jon Faford. Conditions in 2020 are updated to "Abundant" based on observations of MaryAnne Maigret supplemented by those of field staff and visitors.
Seasonality Tags
  • Vagrant
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Ackerman
Created Date
9/7/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kweisenborn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/11/2020 4:54:28 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: During the 2003-2004 shorebird, seabird and waterbird survey, two feral goats were observed at Kii'ilae, Park. Species Data Source: Scott Waddington, I&M contractor, NATUREBIB- 598954
Other Parks
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CHAT)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CHCU)
Haleakala National Park (HALE)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO)
Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA)
Pinnacles National Park (PINN)
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site (PUHE)
Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS)
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