Pyrenean chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica Least concern
Where the Pyrenean chamois lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 41,948 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats on the world map
| Scientific name | Rupicapra 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 Pyrenean chamois live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pyrenean chamois in 2 countries and territories across Europe.
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 Pyrenean chamois endangered?
The Pyrenean chamois’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Pyrenean chamois?
The Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Rupicapra. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Pyrenean chamois
The Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) is a goat-antelope that lives in the Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains of Spain, France and Andorra, and the Apennine Mountains of central Italy. It is one of the two species of the genus Rupicapra, the other being the chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pyrenean chamois (revision 1380823717), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q902896 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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