Rupicapra pyrenaica Bonaparte 1845

Rupicapra pyrenaica Bonaparte 1845, Cat. Meth. Mamm. Europe: 17.

Type Locality: Spain, "Mont. Pyren." (Pyrenees).

Vernacular Names: Pyrenean Chamois.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Rupicapra pyrenaica subsp. pyrenaica Bonaparte 1845

Subspecies Rupicapra pyrenaica subsp. ornata Neumann 1899

Distribution: Appenine Mtns (Italy), Cantabrian Mtns (Spain), and Pyrenees (France and N Spain).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I as R. pyrenaica ornata; U.S. ESA – Endangered as R. rupicapra ornata; IUCN – Endangered as R. p. ornata, Lower Risk (lc) as R. pyrenaica .

Discussion: Revised by Lovari and Scala (1980) and Scala and Lovari (1984). Regarded as a species distinct from R. rupicapra by Lovari (1985, 1987).