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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Rupicapra > Species: Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica

Balkan Chamois - Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica Bolkay, 1925

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	21 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	grassland sparsely vegetated land
May also occur in	cropland heathland and shrub woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	1371

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

Not evaluated

Europe

Least Concern

Not evaluated

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

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
GR1240001	Greece	KORYFES OROUS VORA	Map
GR1250001	Greece	OROS OLYMPOS	Map
GR1340003	Greece	ORI VARNOUNTA	Map
GR1250003	Greece	OROS TITAROS	Map
GR2440006	Greece	OROS KALLIDROMO	Map
BG0001386	Bulgaria	Yadenitsa	Map
BG0000496	Bulgaria	Rilski manastir	Map
GR1240003	Greece	OROS PAIKO	Map
BG0000209	Bulgaria	Pirin	Map
GR1420001	Greece	KATO OLYMPOS - KALLIPEFKI	Map
BG0000494	Bulgaria	Tsentralen Balkan	Map
BG0001030	Bulgaria	Rodopi - Zapadni	Map
GR2440002	Greece	KOILADA KAI EKVOLES SPERCHEIOU – MALIAKOS KOLPOS – MESOCHORI SPERCHEIOU	Map
BG0000372	Bulgaria	Tsigansko gradishte	Map
BG0001031	Bulgaria	Rodopi - Sredni	Map
BG0000113	Bulgaria	Vitosha	Map
BG0000495	Bulgaria	Rila	Map
BG0001021	Bulgaria	Reka Mesta	Map
BG0001493	Bulgaria	Tsentralen Balkan - bufer	Map
BG0001028	Bulgaria	Sreden Pirin - Alibotush	Map
HR5000028	Croatia	Dinara	Map

Protected sites

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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 III: 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
Balkan Chamois	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Balkangemse	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Camoscio dei Balcani	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Chamois des balkans	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Gems (subsp.)	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Rebeco de los Balcanes	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

No synonyms available.

Other resources

Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	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

External data

No external data sets available for this species

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