Nature Atlas

How Nature Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Specy

Chamois

Mammals

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/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Rupicapra rupicapra 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bovidae, Taxa
Source Chamois (Wikidata)

In Biome

Alpine, Biomes
Source Chamois (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
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,..."
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.