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Spanish Ibex

 

 

 

The Iberian or Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) is a type of ibex that had four subspecies. Two subspecies can still be found on the Iberian peninsula, but two others are extinct. The Portuguese subspecies became extinct in 1892 and the Pyrenean subspecies became extinct on January 6 2000.

 

In the Sierra de Grazalema we have Capra pyrenaica hispanica

 

Western Spanish Ibex or Gredos Ibex - Capra pyrenaica victoriae Cabrera, 1911

South-eastern Spanish Ibex or Beceite Ibex - Capra pyrenaica hispanica Schimper, 1848

Portuguese Ibex - Capra pyrenaica lusitanica Schlegel, 1872

Pyrenean Ibex - Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica Schinz, 1838

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Portuguese Ibex

Pyrenean Ibex