Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Rupicapra > Species: Rupicapra pyrenaica > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata Neumann, 1899	Fauna Europaea (2005)
Rupicapra pyrenaica parva Cabrera, 1911	Fauna Europaea (2005)
Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica Bonaparte, 1845	Fauna Europaea (2005)

Southern chamois - Rupicapra pyrenaica Bonaparte, 1845

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU conservation status by biogeographical region	Alpine - Favourable
	Atlantic - Unfavourable-Inadequate
	Mediterranean - Favourable
Protected by	1 international agreement
Most preferred habitats	grassland sparsely vegetated land
May also occur in	heathland and shrub woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	5178

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

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex I: species threatened with extinction which are or may be affected by trade. Trade in specimens of these species must be subject to particularly strict regulation in order not to endanger further their survival and must only be authorized in exceptional circumstances.	Concerns only the apennine subpopulations of R. p. ornata.	http://www.cites.org/eng

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Apennijnse gems	Dutch	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Camoscio dei Pirenei	Italian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Camurça dos Pirinéus	Portuguese	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Iberisk gems	Swedish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Isard	French	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Kamzík pyrenejský	Slovak	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Kozica pirenejska	Polish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pirenejska divokoza	Croatian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pirenejski gams	Slovenian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pireneusi zerge	Hungarian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pürenee mägikits	Estonian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pyrenäengemse	German	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pyreneidengemssi	Finnish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rebeco ibérico	Spanish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Southern chamois	English	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Spánargemsa	Icelandic	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.

Synonym	Author
Rupicapra ornata	Neumann, 1899

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

Reportnet deliveries

Files delivered through Reportnet with relevance to this species.

3 items found, displaying all items.1

Released	Coverage	Envelope	File
2015-12-11	France	France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files	Midi Pyrénées
2013-09-11	Spain	Habitats Directive: Report Art.17 2007-2012	ES_species_reports
2008-02-28	France	rapport France	Rupicapra pyrenaica

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