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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Eutheria • Ordo: Artiodactyla • Subordo: Ruminantia • Familia: Bovidae • Subfamilia: Caprinae • Genus: Capra • Species: Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular names

English: Alpine Ibex, capricorn, bouquetin, steinbock · Deutsch: Alpensteinbock, Gemeiner Steinbock · Français: Bouquetin · Italiano: Stambecco o Stambecco delle Alpi · Lietuvių: Alpinis ožys · Polski: Koziorożec alpejski · Português: Íbex ·

Mammal Species of the World Link: Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758

ITIS link: Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758

IUCN link: Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758 (Least Concern)

According to Walker's Mammals of the World, there are three kinds:
- Capra ibex ibex can be found mainly in Europe
- Capra ibex nubiana (Syn. Capra nubiana) can be found in northern Africa e.g. Israel
- Capra ibex sibirica (Syn. Capra sibirica) make up 90% of the world population and can be found e.g. in Sibiria, Mongolia, ...