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title: "Schroefhoorngeit"
description: "Capra falconeri — Zoogdieren. The markhor (Capra falconeri) is a large wild Capra species native to the mountain regions at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, including the Karakoram and Himalayas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/markhor
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Schroefhoorngeit

> Capra falconeri — Zoogdieren. The markhor (Capra falconeri)  is a large wild Capra species native to the mountain regions at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, including the Karakoram and Himalayas.

- Scientific name: *Capra falconeri*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 130
- Wikidata: [Q187927](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187927)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42356](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42356)

## Names

- en: Markhor
- de: Schraubenziege
- es: Marjor
- fr: Markhor
- nl: Schroefhoorngeit
- pl: Markur śruborogi

## Countries with the most observations

TJ (20), PK (5), UZ (3)

## Summary

The markhor (Capra falconeri)  is a large wild Capra species native to the mountain regions at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, including the Karakoram and Himalayas. It occurs in parts of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. It has been listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened since 2015.
The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan, where it is also known as the screw-horn or screw-horned goat. The word "markhor" is derived from the Persian word markhar, meaning "curly" because of its curly horns. The word, which comes from both Pashto and mainly classical Persian…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markhor

## Photo

![Schroefhoorngeit](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/markhor/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dennis White · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42356

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/markhor?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).