| Myotragus balearicus | |||
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| General information | |||
| Universe | Real Life SCP Foundation (Non-canon & unofficial) | ||
| Aliases | SCP-4500 Balearic Islands cave goat | ||
| Classification | Myotragus balearicus | ||
| Scientific synonyms | Myotragus | ||
| Species type | Goat | ||
| Homeworld | Earth | ||
| Intelligence | Non-Sapient | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Reproduction | Sexual; Vivaparius | ||
| Locomotion | Quadrupedal | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Cultural information | |||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Order | Artiodactyla | ||
| Family | Bovidae | ||
| Genus | Myotragus | ||
| Species | M. balearicus | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Extinct (Real Life) Least Concern Or Undead (SCP Foundation) | ||
Myotragus (Neo-Latin, derived from the Greek: μῦς, τράγος "mouse-goat") is an extinct genus of goat-antelope in the tribe Caprini which lived on the Balearic Islands of Mallorca and Menorca in the western Mediterranean until its extinction around 4,500 years ago.[1] The fossil record of Myotragus on the Balearic Islands extends over 5 million years back to the early Pliocene on Mallorca, where it presumably arrived after the evaporation of the Mediterranean Sea during the Messinian Salinity Crisis.
Myotragus is represented by six sequential chronospecies representing gradual change in morphology. The youngest and best known species, M. balearicus, is noted for a number of unusual morphological adaptions, including forward facing eyes suggestive of binocular vision, as well as a long lifespan, which developed in an unusual ecosystem where only a few other mammal species were present, terrestrial predators were absent, and Myotragus functioned as the only major herbivore. M. balearicus became extinct when humans arrived in the Balearic Islands during the 3rd millennium BC.
Early genetic research suggested that it was closely related to sheep of the genus Ovis;[2] however, more recent research has indicated that its closest living relative is the takin (Budorcas taxicolor).[3]
In SCP Foundation[]
SCP 4500[]
SCP-4500 is to be contained within a secure habitat replicating its natural environment on the Balearic Islands. The habitat must include native flora such as Buxus balearica to support SCP-4500's dietary needs. Access to SCP-4500 is restricted to Level 3 personnel and above for observational studies.
SCP-4500, designated as Myotragus balearicus, is an extinct genus of goat-antelope that inhabited the Balearic Islands until approximately 4,500 years ago.