Capra nubiana

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1825

Nubian Ibex

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Caprini
Genus : Capra

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. and Cuvier, F. 1825-06. Livraison 50. in Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. and Cuvier, F. 1818-1842. Histoire naturelle des mammifères, avec figures originales, coloriées, dessinées d'après des animaux vivants. Blaise, Paris.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53183260

Original name as described

Capra Nubiana

Other common names

Middle Eastern Ibex

Type material

MNHN Galerie 386-211

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic

Country distribution

Egypt · Sudan · Israel · Palestine · Syria · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Oman · Yemen · Eritrea? · Ethiopia?

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006186

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Capra Nubiana

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1825

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nubiana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN Galerie 386-211

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 397 (p. 2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53183260

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:397, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Smith (1842:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  4. Lesson (1842:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Gray (1850:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  6. Gray (1852:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  7. Gray (1872:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  8. Lydekker (1898:266, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  9. Lydekker (1908:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  10. Ward (1910:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  11. Lydekker (1913:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  12. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  14. Groves & Grubb (2011:229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3796/22143385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Capra nubiana typica

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Type

MNHN Galerie 386-211

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741309

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capra nubiana mengesi

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mengesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

90

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741310

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Capra nubiana sinaitica

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sinaitica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

90

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741310

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:154, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Capra nubiana nubiana

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nubiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771841

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:154, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Capra sinaitica

Ehrenberg, 1833

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sinaitica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Aegoceros beden

(J. A. Wagner, 1835)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

beden

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42531349

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capra arabica

Rüppell, 1836

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arabica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140051

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capra mengesi

Noack, 1896

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mengesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

353

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9900987

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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