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

Pyrenean Ibex - Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica Cabrera, 1911

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Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
EU conservation status by biogeographical region	Alpine - Unfavourable-Bad
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	0 are designated for this species
Valid parent species	Capra pyrenaica
Most preferred habitats	grassland heathland and shrub
May also occur in	sparsely vegetated land woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	1370

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Threat and conservation status

This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	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.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	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
Bucardo	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Iberischer Steinbock (subsp.)	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pyrenean Ibex	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pyrenæisk underart af stenbuk	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Spaanse steenbok (subsp.)	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

No synonyms available.

Other resources

Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF search	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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