Capra walie Rüppell 1835

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Artiodactyla, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 637-722 : 703

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11337396
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scientific name	Capra walie Rüppell 1835
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Capra walie Rüppell 1835 View in CoL

Capra walie Rüppell 1835 View in CoL , Neue Wirbelt. Fauna Abyssin. Gehorig. Saugeth., Vol. 1: 16.

Type Locality: "die höchsten felsigten Gebirge Abyssiniens … in den Provinzen Simen und Godjam"; restricted to Ethiopia, mountains of Simien ( Lydekker, 1913:156).

Vernacular Names: Walia.

Distribution: N Ethiopia.

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Treated as a species distinct from C. ibex by Ansell (1972:70) and Yalden et al. (1984).