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 | |
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Southeastern Iberian ibex from Sierra Nevada | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Tribe: | Caprini |
Genus: | Capra |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. p. hispanica
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Trinomial name | |
Capra pyrenaica hispanica Schimper, 1848
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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.
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edit- ^ 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. PMID 21159529.
- ^ 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. PMID 16376980.