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.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 3 Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Bovidae, Taxa Source Chamois (Wikipedia)
Additional Source Chamois (Wikidata)Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
In Biome
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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.
Infobox: 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,..."
Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Description
The chamois is a very small bovid.
View the Source4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Rupicapra rupicapra (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
5. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: rupicapra rupicapra
5239 Rupicapra rupicapra Bovidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 0 1 1 Ref_3 D2 26100 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt row Rupicapra rupicapra, Activity columns
Rupicapra rupicapra Bovidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 0 1 1
View the Source 6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Rupicapra rupicapra
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 17.6 years (captivity)
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