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Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Artiodactyla - even-toed ungulates »  family Bovidae - cattle, antelopes, sheep and goats

Scientific synonyms

Capella rupricapra
Capra rupicapra Linnaeus, 1758

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IUCN category:Least Concern

Images

Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica - Tatra Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica - Tatra Chamois

Author: Malvína Toupalová

Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica - Tatra Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra - Alpine Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra carpatica - Carpathian Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra carpatica - Carpathian Chamois

Author: Igor Skokan

Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra - Alpine Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica - Tatra Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica - Balkan Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica - Tatra Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica - Tatra Chamois

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Taxon in country check-lists*

Austria, Czech Republici, France, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland

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Intertaxon relationships

parasite: Muellerius capillaris (Müller, 1889)

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 7

subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra asiatica Lydekker, 1908 - Anatolian Chamois
subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica Bolkay, 1925 - Balkan Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica - Balkan Chamois

subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra carpatica Couturier, 1938 - Carpathian Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra carpatica - Carpathian Chamois

subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra cartusiana Couturier, 1938 - Chartreuse Chamois
subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra caucasica Lydekker, 1910 - Caucasian Chamois
subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Alpine Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra - Alpine Chamois

subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica Blahout, 1972 - Tatra Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica - Tatra Chamois


Links and literature

EN ARKive [/chamois/rupicapra-rupicapra/]
ARKive [http://www.arkive.org]
Data retrieved on: 2010/12/16
EN Fauna Europaea 2.4 [305244] [as Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758)]
de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.): Fauna Europaea [http://www.faunaeur.org]
Data retrieved on: 2012/03/09
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.2 [39255] [as Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758)]
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/]
Data retrieved on: 2012/05/26
EN Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [as Rupicapra rupicapra Linnaeus, 1758]
Wilson D. E., Reeder D. M. (editors) (2005): Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3]
Data retrieved on: 2008/12/05
EN Wikipedia Articles [Chamois]
Wikipedia Articles [http://en.wikipedia.org]
CZ Anděra M. (1999): České názvy živočichů II. Savci (Mammalia), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 147 pp. [as Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758)]
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