14,576 observationsLeast Concern
Northern Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Artiodactyla ›Family: Bovidae ›Genus: Rupicapra
About
The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is a species of goat-antelope native to mountains in Europe, from west to east, including the Cantabrian mountains, the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Apennines, the Dinarides, the Tatra and the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila - Rhodope massif, Pindus, the northeastern mountains of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Some subspecies of chamois are strictly protected in the...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Northern Chamois is Rupicapra rupicapra.
- Northern Chamois belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Northern Chamois belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Northern Chamois belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Northern Chamois belongs to the order Artiodactyla.
- Northern Chamois belongs to the family Bovidae.
- Northern Chamois belongs to the genus Rupicapra.