Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758 . Syst. Nat., 10 th ed., 1:68.

TYPE LOCALITY: Switzerland, Valais .

DISTRIBUTION: C. Europe; Afghanistan and Kashmir to Mongolia and C. China; N. Ethiopia to Syria and Arabia.

COMMENT: Includes nubiana, sibirica, and walie; see Corbet, 1978:215. PG believes sibirica and nubiana are valid species, as do most Russian authors; see Gromov and Baranova, 1981:403. Ansell, 1972, Part 15:69-70, listed walie as a species of uncertain status.

PROTECTED STATUS: U.S. ESA - Endangered as C. walie only.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301419009035003001 as C. ibex .

5301419009035005001 as C. walie.