Walia ibex: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Walia ibex lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Capra walie
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the Walia ibex live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Walia ibex in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Ethiopia

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 Walia ibex endangered?

The Walia ibex’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Walia ibex?

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

About the Walia ibex

The Walia ibex (Capra walie, Amharic: ዋልያ wālyā) is a critically endangered species of ibex. It is sometimes considered an endemic subspecies of the Alpine ibex. If the population were to increase, the surrounding mountain habitat would be sufficient to sustain only 2,000 ibex. The adult Walia ibex's only known wild predators are the hyena and leopard. However, young ibex are often hunted by a variety of fox and cat species. The ibex are members of the goat family, and the Walia ibex is the southernmost of today's ibexes. In the late 1990s, the Walia ibex went from endangered to critically endangered due to the declining population. The Walia ibex is also known as the Abyssinian ibex.

Given the small distribution range of the Walia ibex in its restricted mountain ecosystem, the presence of many domestic goats may pose a serious threat that can directly affect the population's survival.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Walia ibex (revision 1378721910), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q257838 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).