Capra pyrenaica Schinz 1838

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Artiodactyla, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 637-722 : 703

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11336783
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scientific name	Capra pyrenaica Schinz 1838
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Capra pyrenaica Schinz 1838 View in CoL

Capra pyrenaica Schinz 1838 View in CoL , N. Denkschr. Schneiz. Ges. Natur. Wiss., 2: 9.

Type Locality: "In den spanischen Pyrenäen, auf den Gebirgen der Sierra de Randa und des Königreiches Granada"; restricted to Spain, Pyrenees Mtns, Huesca, near Maladetta Pass ( Harper, 1940).

Vernacular Names: Spanish Ibex.

Distribution: Iberian Peninsula; extinct in Portugal.

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered as C. p. pyrenaica ; IUCN – Extinct as C. p. pyrenaica, Vulnerable as C. p. victoriae, Lower Risk (cd) as C. p. hispanica, otherwise Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Validity of subspecies questioned by Coutourier (1962), Clouet (1979) and following mtDNA analysis by Manceau et al. (1999 b).