Southeastern Spanish ibex

The southeastern Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica), or the Spanish ibex, is an ibex that is endemic to Spain and is the only wild caprine native to Spain.[1] It is a subspecies of the Iberian ibex.

Southeastern Iberian ibex
Southeastern Iberian ibex from Sierra Nevada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Tribe: Caprini
Genus: Capra
Species:
Subspecies:
C. p. hispanica
Trinomial name
Capra pyrenaica hispanica
Schimper, 1848

The Spanish ibex inhabits the Sierra Nevada, Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park, Sierra de Cazorla, Sierra de Grazalema, Montes de Málaga, in Andalucia.[2] It also occurs in the Sierra Morena. Outside Andalucia, it can be found in the Montes de Toledo and in the mountains all along the Spanish Mediterranean, with populations as far north as southern Catalonia.

Gallery edit

 
Southeastern Spanish ibex from Mont Caro (Tortosa)

References edit

  1. ^ García-Bocanegra, I.; Cabezón, O.; Pabón, M.; Gómez-Guillamón, F.; Arenas, A.; Alcaide, E.; Salas-Vega, R.; Dubey, J. P.; Almería, S. (2012-02-01). "Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum antibodies in Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica)". The Veterinary Journal. 191 (2): 257–260. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.11.011. ISSN 1090-0233.
  2. ^ Santiago-Moreno, Julián; Toledano-Díaz, Adolfo; Pulido-Pastor, Antonio; Gómez-Brunet, Amelia; López-Sebastián, Antonio (2006-07-15). "Birth of live Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica) derived from artificial insemination with epididymal spermatozoa retrieved after death". Theriogenology. 66 (2): 283–291. doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.11.012. ISSN 0093-691X.