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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Capra > Species: Capra pyrenaica

Pyrenean Ibex - Capra pyrenaica Schinz, 1838

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 3 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	0 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	heathland and shrub sparsely vegetated land
May also occur in	agricultural mosaics cropland grassland woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	1368

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection. (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica)
	Annex V: animal and plant species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.	Except Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Annex III: protected fauna species
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011) (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica)		https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Bouquetin des Pyrénées	French	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Bucardo	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Cabra do Gerês	Portuguese	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Cabra montés ibérica	Spanish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Cabra-montez	Portuguese	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Iberische steenbok	Dutch	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Iberischer Steinbock (subsp.)	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Iberisk stenbock	Swedish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pirenejski kozorog	Croatian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pirenejski kozorog	Slovenian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pireneju kaza	Latvian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pürenee kaljukits	Estonian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pyrenäen-Steinbock	German	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pyrenean Ibex	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pyreneersteinbukk	Norwegian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pyreneidenvuorikauris	Finnish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pyrenæisk stenbuk	Danish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pyrenæisk underart af stenbuk	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Spaanse steenbok (subsp.)	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Spánargeit	Icelandic	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Spanish ibex	English	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Spanyol kecske	Hungarian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Spueneschen Steebock	Luxemburgish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Stambecco iberico	Italian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.

Synonym	Author
Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica	Cabrera, 1911
Capra pyrenaica hispanica	Schimper, 1848
Capra pyrenaica victoriae	Cabrera, 1911

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

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