Iberian ibex: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Iberian ibex lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Capra pyrenaica
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the Iberian ibex live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Iberian ibex in 2 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Spain.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Iberian ibex endangered?

The Iberian ibex’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Iberian ibex?

The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Capra. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Iberian ibex

The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Four subspecies have been described; two are now extinct. The Portuguese ibex became extinct in 1892, and the Pyrenean ibex became extinct in 2000 and in 2003. A project to clone the Pyrenean ibex resulted in one clone being born alive in July 2003, making it the first taxon to become "un-extinct", although the clone died a few minutes after birth due to physical defects in its left lung.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Iberian ibex (revision 1374811469), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q549108 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).