| Breed | Coat Color | Ears | Horns | Beard | Face | Nose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine AL |
Brown, chestnut, gray, gray-white, black, or spotted; pure white is not allowed | Upright and slightly tilted forward | Both males and females may have horns, some are polled | Both males and females may have beards, some are beardless | Straight | Straight nasal bridge, without the convex Roman nose of Nubian goats |
| Boer BO |
Red-brown head and neck; white body | Long, broad, and drooping from the base | Both mature males and females have horns | Mature males may or may not have beards, females are beardless | Prominent from the eyes to the muzzle when viewed from the side | Roman nose |
| Jian Black Goat JA |
Short black coat | Soft and slightly outward, should not be upright or drooping | Both males and females have V-shaped outward horns | Both males and females usually have beards | Straight | Should not have a Roman nose |
| Kenting Goat KG |
Completely black | Large and drooping | Both males and females have outward V-shaped horns | Breeding males have beards | Slightly protruding from eyes to muzzle when viewed from the side | Slightly arched nasal bridge |
| Nubian NU |
Brown, tan, black, or white spotted; pure white is not allowed | Long and drooping, reaching the muzzle, bell-shaped | Both males and females are naturally polled; if horned, they curve backward and outward | Mature males have beards, females are beardless | Extremely prominent from the eyes to the muzzle when viewed from the side | Roman nose |
| Saanen SA |
White or pale cream | Upright, slightly tilted forward | Both males and females may have horns, some are polled | Both mature males and females have beards | Straight or concave | Should not have a Roman nose |
| Togenbao (Fort) TO |
The entire body coat ranges from light yellow to dark brown. The base of the ears, ear edges, wattles, front knee area, hock joints of the hind legs, and the underside of the abdomen are white. | Upright and slightly tilted forward | Both males and females may have horns, and some are polled | Both mature males and females have beards | Straight, without a concave shape | Should not have a Roman nose |
| Taiwan Black Goat TW |
Black | Upright or slightly tilted outward and upward, should not droop | Both males and females have black, short, backward-curved horns | Both mature males and females may have beards | Straight and not concave | Should not have a Roman nose |