Capra pyrenaica

H. R. Schinz, 1838

Iberian 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

N. Denkschr. Schneiz. Ges. Natur. Wiss., 2, 9

Original name as described

Capra pyrenaica

Other common names

Spanish Ibex · Spanish Wild Goat

Type locality

Pyrenees.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Portugal · Spain

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006187

Country distribution map

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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 pyrenaica nowaki

Wyrwoll, 1999

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nowaki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

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

Capra pyrenaica victoriae

Cabrera, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

victoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 448

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

975

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31570755

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Capra Cabrerae

Camerano, 1917

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cabrerae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZACUT (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14805377

Authority publication

Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R. Università di Torino

Name usages

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

Ægoceros Pyrenaica

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pyrenaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956560

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Gray (1872:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Capra pyrenaica hispanica

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hispanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

258

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370246

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:381, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Capra pyrenaica lusitanica

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lusitanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771826

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pyrenaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771826

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Capra pyrenaica

H. R. Schinz, 1838

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pyrenaica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Neue Denkschrifte der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Naturwissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Lydekker (1898:253, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  3. Ward (1910:381, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Lydekker (1913:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:330, 331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  9. Groves & Grubb (2011:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3798/195855497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Capra hispanica

Schimper, 1848

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hispanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

318

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2810900

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

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

Capra lusitanica

Schlegel, 1872

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lusitanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Amsterdam

Name usages

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

Capra pyrenaica typica

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370245

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:257, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capra cabrerae

Camerano, 1916

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cabrerae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

571

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12141544

Authority publication

Atti della Reale accademia della scienze di Torino

Name usages

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

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