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{{Short description|Species of mammal}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| color = pink
| name = Pyrenean Chamois
| name = Pyrenean chamois
| status = LR/cd
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| trend = unknown
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |title=''Rupicapra pyrenaica'' |author=Herrero, J. |author2=Lovari, S. |author3=Nores, C. |author4=Toigo, C. |date=2022|page=e.T19771A217715455|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T19771A217715455.en|access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref>
| image = Isard des pyrenees bigorre 2003.jpg
| image = Isard des pyrenees bigorre 2003.jpg
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| taxon = Rupicapra pyrenaica
| image_width = 200px
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| authority = ([[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1845)
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| range_map = Rupicapra pyrenaica range Map.png
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| range_map_caption = Distribution of Pyrenean chamois
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| ordo = [[Artiodactyla]]
| familia = [[Bovidae]]
| genus = ''[[Rupicapra]]''
| species = '''''R. pyrenaica'''''
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| binomial = ''Rupicapra pyrenaica''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1845)
}}
}}
The '''Pyrenean Chamois''', ([[French language|French]]: '''izard''' or '''isard''', [[Spanish language| Spanish]]: '''rebeco''' or '''gamuza''', [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]]: '''sarrio''' or '''chizardo''', [[Catalan language|Catalan]]: '''isard''' ) ''Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica'' is a [[Goat antelope]] that lives in the [[Pyrenees]], [[Cantabrian Mountains]] and [[Apennine Mountains]]. It is one of the two species of the genus ''Rupicapra'', the other being the [[Chamois]], ''Rupicapra rupicapra''. It is in the [[Caprinae]] subfamily of [[bovid]]s, along with [[sheep]] and [[goat]]s.


The '''Pyrenean chamois''' ('''''Rupicapra pyrenaica''''') is a [[goat-antelope]] that lives in the [[Pyrenees]] and [[Cantabrian Mountains]] of [[Spain]], [[France]] and [[Andorra]], and the [[Apennine Mountains]] of central [[Italy]]. It is one of the two species of the genus ''Rupicapra'', the other being the [[chamois]], ''Rupicapra rupicapra''.<ref name=iucn />
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Up to 80cm tall, their summer coat is a ruddy brown; in winter it is black/brown with darker patches around the eyes. Both males and females have backward-hooked horns up to 20cm in length. Izard browse on grass, lichens and buds of trees. Sure-footed and agile, they are found anywhere up to 3000m.


==Names==
Hunted almost to extinction in the 1940's the population has since recovered and in 2002 was estimated to be in the region of 25,000. (Pérez et al, 2002)
*[[Aragonese language|Aragonese]]: ''sarrio'', ''chizardo''
*[[Asturian language|Asturian]]: ''robecu/robezu''
*[[Basque language|Basque]]: ''pirinioetako sarrioa''
*[[Catalan language|Catalan]]: ''isard''
*[[French language|French]]: ''izard/isard''
*[[Galician language|Galician]]: ''rebezo''
*[[Italian language|Italian]]: ''camoscio dei Pirenei'', ''camoscio appenninico''
*[[Occitan language|Occitan]]: ''isard'', ''sarri''
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''rebeco'', ''gamuza''


==References==
== Subspecies ==
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=Caprinae Specialist Group|year=1996|id=19771|title=Rupicapra pyrenaica|downloaded=09 May 2006}}


{| class="wikitable"
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* Haack, M. 2002. [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rupicapra_pyrenaica.html "Rupicapra pyrenaica"]. Animal Diversity Web. Accessed February 20, 2006.
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! Image !! Subspecies !! Distribution
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|[[File:Rupicapra pyrenaica.jpg|120px]] ||''[[R. p. pyrenaica]]'' (Pyrenean chamois)|| Andorra, France and Spain
|-
|[[File:Rebecos en Picos de Europa, BK1D3929.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cantabrian chamois|R. p. parva]]'' (Cantabrian chamois)|| Spain
|-
|[[File:Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata 94813649.jpg|120px]] ||''[[R. p. ornata]]'' (Abruzzo chamois)|| Central and southern Italy
|-
|}


==Description==
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Up to 80&nbsp;cm tall, its summer coat is a ruddy brown; in winter, it is black or brown, with darker patches around the eyes. Both males and females have backward-hooked [[Horn (anatomy)|horn]]s up to 20&nbsp;cm in length. They browse on [[grass]], [[lichen]]s and buds of trees. [[Sure-footed]] and agile, they are found on any elevation up to 3000&nbsp;m.

==Conservation==
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Like other species of chamois, it was hunted almost to [[extinction]], especially in the 1940s, for the production of [[chamois leather]]. The population has since recovered, and in 2022 was estimated to be about 50,000 mature individuals.<ref>Pérez-Barbería, F. J., García-González, R. (2004). [https://web.archive.org/web/20051229232203/http://www.vertebradosibericos.org/mamiferos/pdf/ruppyr.pdf "Rebeco – Rupicapra pyrenaica."] Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles. Carrascal, L. M., Salvador, A. (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. Madrid, Spain.</ref><ref name=iucn />

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==References==
{{Reflist}}
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* Haack, M. 2002. [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rupicapra_pyrenaica.html ''Rupicapra pyrenaica'']. Animal Diversity Web. Accessed February 20, 2006.
* Pérez, T., Albornoz, J. & Domínguez, A. (2002). Phylogeography of chamois (Rupicapra spp.) inferred from microsatellites. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 25, 524–534.
* Pérez, T., Albornoz, J. & Domínguez, A. (2002). Phylogeography of chamois (Rupicapra spp.) inferred from microsatellites. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 25, 524–534.


{{Artiodactyla|R.3}}
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* Pérez-Barbería, F. J., García-González, R. (2004). [http://www.vertebradosibericos.org/mamiferos/pdf/ruppyr.pdf "Rebeco – Rupicapra pyrenaica."] Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles. Carrascal, L. M., Salvador, A. (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. Madrid, Spain.
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[[Category:Caprids]]
[[Category:Caprids]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Pyrenees]]
[[Category:Mammals of Europe]]
[[Category:Mammals of Europe]]
[[Category:Pyrenees]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1845]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte]]
[[fr:Isard]]
[[Category:Habitats Directive species]]
[[lt:Pirėninė gemzė]]
[[zh:比利牛斯臆羚]]

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Pyrenean chamois
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Tribe: Caprini
Genus: Rupicapra
Species:
R. pyrenaica
Binomial name
Rupicapra pyrenaica
(Bonaparte, 1845)
Distribution of Pyrenean chamois

The Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) is a goat-antelope that lives in the Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains of Spain, France and Andorra, and the Apennine Mountains of central Italy. It is one of the two species of the genus Rupicapra, the other being the chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra.[1]

Names

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Subspecies

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Image Subspecies Distribution
R. p. pyrenaica (Pyrenean chamois) Andorra, France and Spain
R. p. parva (Cantabrian chamois) Spain
R. p. ornata (Abruzzo chamois) Central and southern Italy

Description

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Up to 80 cm tall, its summer coat is a ruddy brown; in winter, it is black or brown, with darker patches around the eyes. Both males and females have backward-hooked horns up to 20 cm in length. They browse on grass, lichens and buds of trees. Sure-footed and agile, they are found on any elevation up to 3000 m.

Conservation

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Like other species of chamois, it was hunted almost to extinction, especially in the 1940s, for the production of chamois leather. The population has since recovered, and in 2022 was estimated to be about 50,000 mature individuals.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Herrero, J.; Lovari, S.; Nores, C.; Toigo, C. (2022). "Rupicapra pyrenaica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T19771A217715455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T19771A217715455.en. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ Pérez-Barbería, F. J., García-González, R. (2004). "Rebeco – Rupicapra pyrenaica." Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles. Carrascal, L. M., Salvador, A. (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. Madrid, Spain.
  • Haack, M. 2002. Rupicapra pyrenaica. Animal Diversity Web. Accessed February 20, 2006.
  • Pérez, T., Albornoz, J. & Domínguez, A. (2002). Phylogeography of chamois (Rupicapra spp.) inferred from microsatellites. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 25, 524–534.
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