Northern Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 9,149
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The chamois (; French: [ʃamwa] ; Rupicapra rupicapra), or Alpine chamois, is a species of goat-antelope native to mountainous parts of Europe and Western Asia, from the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Apennines, the Dinarides, the Tatra to the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila–Rhodope massif, Pindus, the northeastern mountains of Turkey, and the Caucasus. It has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Some subspecies of chamois are strictly protected in the EU under the European Habitats Directive.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Chamois”.