Capra walie

Rüppell, 1835

Walia 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

Rüppell, E. 1835. Lieferung 1. Pp. 1–16 in Rüppell, E. 1835-1840. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Säugethiere. Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main, 40 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140052

Original name as described

Capra walie

Other common names

Abyssinian Ibex · Ethiopian Ibex

Type material

SMF:MAMM:475

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006189

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 walie

Rüppell, 1835

Family

Bovidae

Root name

walie

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:475

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140052

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Lydekker (1913:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3797/178652661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Capra Wallie

Lesson, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

wallie

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

182

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Capra valie

Sundevall, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

valie

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

280

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392894

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capra wali

Richters, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

wali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

322

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Capra vali

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

vali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370260

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:270, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Lydekker (1908:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Ward (1910:374, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016017) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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