Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus 1758)

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Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus 1758)

[Capra] rupicapra Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 68 .

Type Locality: "Habitat in alpibus Helveticis summis inaccessis" ( Switzerland).

Vernacular Names: Alpine Chamois.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra subsp. rupicapra Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra subsp. asiatica Lydekker 1908

Subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra subsp. balcanica Bolkay 1925

Subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra subsp. carpatica Coutourier 1938

Subspecies Rupicapra rupicapra subsp. tatrica Blahout 1971

Distribution: Albania, Alps (of Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Caucasus Mtns ( Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia), Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania (Carpathians), Slovakia (Tatra Mtns), Slovenia, Turkey, and Serbia and Montenegro; introduced to New Zealand.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered as R. r. cartusiana and R. r. tatrica, Vulnerable as R. r. caucasica, Data Deficient as R. r. asiatica , Lower Risk (lc) as R. r. balcanica , R. r. carpatica , R. r. rupicapra .

Discussion: Revised by Hrabe and Koubek (1985), Lovari and Scala (1980, 1984), and Pemberton et al (1989).