The chamois, also called the Alpine chamois, is a species of goat-antelope native to mountainous parts of Europe and western Asia. Its range runs from the Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains through the Alps, Apennines, Dinarides, Tatra and Carpathian Mountains to the Balkan Mountains, the Rila-Rhodope massif, Pindus, the mountains of northeastern Turkey and the Caucasus. It has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Some chamois subspecies are strictly protected in the European Union under the European Habitats Directive. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 3 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Czechia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Chamois (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q131340 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. Chamois (Wikipedia)
system (entity description states it plainly, relationship to people)
It has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
- In Biome: Alpine, Wikipedia intro states: "The chamois (; French: [?amwa] ; Rupicapra rupicapra), or Alpine chamois, is a species of goat-antelope native to mountainous parts of Europe and Western Asia, from"
- In Biome: Alpine, Wikipedia intro: "The chamois (; French: [?amwa] ; Rupicapra rupicapra), or Alpine chamois, is a species of goat-antelope native to mountainous parts of Europe and Western Asia,..."
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