Rupicapra
Rupicapra is a genus of goat-antelope called the chamois. They belong to the bovine family of hoofed mammals, the Bovidae.
| Rupicapra | |
|---|---|
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| Chamois | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Rupicapra Blainville, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Rupicapra rupicapra | |
Range of Rupicapra during the Holocene (grey) and present range (red)
Two extant species are recognized.[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_Zoo_Salzburg_2014_g-crop.jpg.webp) | Rupicapra rupicapra | Alpine chamois | the mountains of southern and central Europe and Turkey and the Caucasus in southwest Asia |
 | Rupicapra pyrenaica | Pyrenean chamois | the Pyrenees (a mountain range in southwestern Europe) |
A 2014 study by Durham University discovered that these goats are shrinking in size due to global warming and climatic changes.[2]
References
- Grubb, P. (2005). "Order Artiodactyla". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 711–712. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- "Mountain Goats Are Shrinking—A Lot—Because of Global Warming". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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