Female and male at the Berlin Zoological Garden, Germany
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Caprinae
Tribe:
Caprini
Genus:
Capra
Species:
C. sibirica
Binomial name
Capra sibirica
Pallas, 1776
Range of the Siberian ibex
The Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), also known using regionalized names including Altai ibex,Asian ibex, Central Asian ibex, Gobi ibex, Himalayan ibex, Mongolian ibex or Tian Shan ibex,[2] is a polytypic species of ibex, a wild relative of goats and sheep. It lives in Central Asia, and is, by far, the most widely-distributed species in the genus Capra. In terms of population stability, Siberian ibex are currently ranked as Near Threatened, mostly due to over-hunting (mainly by wealthy, foreign hunters), low densities (in most areas) and overall decline; still, reliable data is minimal and difficult to come by, in addition to the animals’ expansive natural range, so accurate observations are still scant.[3] The Siberian ibex has, formerly, been treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian Alpine ibex, and whether or not it is a single species or a complex of distinct units that stand out as genetically-distinct (at species level) is still not entirely clear.[2][4] The Siberian ibex is the longest and heaviest member of the genus Capra, though its shoulder height is slightly surpassed by the markhor.
^Reading, R.; Michel, S.; Suryawanshi, K.; Bhatnagar, Y.V. (2020). "Capra sibirica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T42398A22148720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T42398A22148720.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ abSarasa, M. (2023-03-03). "Common names of the Asiatic ibex superspecies at a turning point in its taxonomy and management". Animal Biodiversity and Conservation (in Catalan): 79–86. doi:10.32800/abc.2023.46.0079. ISSN 2014-928X.
^IUCN (2020-01-04). "Capra sibirica: Reading, R., Michel, S., Suryawanshi, K. & Bhatnagar, Y.V.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T42398A22148720". doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-2.rlts.t42398a22148720.en. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Dutt Joshi, B; Jabin, G; Sharief, A; Kumar, V; Mukherjee, T; Kumar, M; Singh, A; Kumar Singh, S; Chandra, K; Sharma, Lk; Thakur, M (2020-05-14). "Genetic evidence for allopatric speciation of the Siberian ibex Capra sibirica in India". Endangered Species Research. 42: 1–5. doi:10.3354/esr01034. ISSN 1863-5407.
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contains all other ibex, including the Nubian ibex. In this analysis, the Nubian ibex is monophyletic (most closely related) to the Siberianibex (C. sibirica)...
and Siberianibex (C. sibirica) were considered to be subspecies of the Alpine ibex; populations in the Alps were given the trinomial of C. i. ibex. Genetic...
The Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica), Aragonese and Spanish common name bucardo, Basque common name bukardo, Catalan common name herc and French...
The Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) is a musk deer found in the mountain forests of Northeast Asia. It is most common in the taiga of southern...
The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian...
northern taigas and alpine vegetation. Steep slopes are home to the Siberianibex (Capra sibirica), whereas the rare argali (Ovis ammon) is found on more...
The walia ibex (Capra walie, Amharic: ዋልያ wālyā Oromo: Waliyaa or Gadamsa baddaa) is a vulnerable species of ibex. It is sometimes considered an endemic...
species in the genus Capra, but is surpassed in length and weight by the Siberianibex. The coat is of a grizzled, light brown to black colour, and is smooth...
on sika deer and goral. In Mongolia, they prey on argali and rarely Siberianibex. Like African wild dogs, but unlike wolves, dholes are not known to...
leopard, Himalayan brown bear, Indian wolf, Rhesus macaque, Markhor, Siberianibex and White-bellied musk deer. The western part of Northern Pakistan include...
nutritional deficiencies in bears. The Deosai Plains are also home to the Siberianibex, Snow Leopard, Kashmir Musk Deer, Himalayan wolf, Himalayan marmot and...
southern part of the province described below. Since cold air from the Siberian High loses its chilling capacity upon crossing the vast Karakoram and Himalaya...
C. (1995). "Note on the taxonomy of Pleistocene hippopotamuses" (PDF). Ibex. 3: 53–55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Owen-Smith...
The Siberian roe deer, eastern roe deer, or Asian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus), is a species of roe deer found in northeastern Asia. In addition to Siberia...
for a number of endangered animals including the Snow Leopards and Siberianibex. Because of the park's high altitude and extreme temperatures, the vegetation...
seem to belong to one subspecies (Cervus canadensis canadensis). Even the Siberian elk (Cervus canadensis sibiricus) are more or less identical to the American...
antlers resemble a seashell, with a single lobe on each side. In the North Siberian moose (A. a. bedfordiae), the posterior division of the main fork divides...
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