Rupicapra rupicapra

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Northern Chamois

Side view of male. Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra. Also as Alpine Chamois.
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Location:Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle Zoological GardenDate taken:Jan 1, 1980

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 841

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Superfamily : Bovoidea
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Caprini
Genus : Rupicapra

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033879

Original name as described

Capra Rupicapra

Other common names

Alpine Chamois · Balkan Chamois · Chartreuse Chamois · Tatra Chamois · Carpathian Chamois · Asia Minor Chamois · Anatolian Chamois · Turkish Chamois

Type locality

Switzerland.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

France · Switzerland · Austria · Italy · Germany · Poland · Slovakia · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Montenegro · Serbia · Kosovo · Albania · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Russia · Georgia · Azerbaijan · Turkey

Taxonomy notes

includes carpatica and asiatica, which were considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C.P. and Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate Taxonomy. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 309 pp. doi:10.56021/9781421400938

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006213

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 35 names and synonyms.

Capra Rupicapra

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

rupicapra

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033879

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Linnaeus (1758:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
  2. Linnaeus (1766:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  3. Boddaert (1772:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)

Antilope europea

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

europea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217650

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

Müller (1776:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)

Antelope Rupicapra

(Bowdich, 1821)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

rupicapra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Bowdich (1821:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43468)

Rupicapra Hamulicornis

Burnett, 1830

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hamulicornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

353

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909463

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art

Name usages

  1. Burnett (1830:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44017)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

antilope christolii

(de Serres & Pitorre, 1831)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

christolii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

260

Authority publication

Journal de Géologie

Name usages

  1. Serres (1835:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43471)
  2. Lesson (1842:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Antilope Christolii

(de Serres, 1832)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

christolii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Annales des sciences et de l'industrie du Midi de la France

Antilope Christolii

(de Serres, 1839)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

christolii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

84

Antilope rupricapra

(E. Blyth, 1840)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

rupricapra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918355

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Blyth (1840:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)

Rupicapra Tragus

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tragus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729892

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1843:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)
  2. Gray (1846:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  3. Gray (1850:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  4. Gray (1851:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69321)
  5. Gray (1852:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  6. Gray (1872:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  7. Sclater (1872:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  8. Elera (1895:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853943) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  9. Trouessart (1905:734, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)
  10. Ward (1910:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  11. Osborn (1910:428, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47352524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39483)
  12. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Rupicapra capella

Bonaparte, 1845

Family

Bovidae

Root name

capella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573721

Authority publication

Milan

Name usages

  1. Bonaparte (1845:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40449)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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