(Alpen-)Gämse

Rupicapra rupicapra

Category: Mountain Goats & Sheep

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Bovidae

Genus

Rupicapra

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 46 mountain areas across 22 countries and 9 regions.

• East Azerbaijan Province, Iran - 1 records
• Smolyan, Bulgaria - 8 records
• Olomouc Region, Czech Republic - 1 records
• Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic - 7 records
• Liberec Region, Czech Republic - 11 records
• Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland - 1 records
• Cluj, Romania - 2 records
• Vâlcea, Romania - 8 records
• Region of Žilina, Slovakia - 1 records
• Hebei, China - 2 records
• Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan - 4 records
• Nagano Prefecture, Japan - 5 records
• Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan - 2 records
• Niigata Prefecture, Japan - 1 records
• Quebec, Canada - 2 records
• Washington, United States - 1 records
• Massachusetts, United States - 8 records
• New York, United States - 5 records
• Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia - 3 records
• Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia - 1 records
• Vladimir Oblast, Russia - 1 records
• Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia - 1 records
• Moscow Oblast, Russia - 1 records
• Satakunta, Finland - 11 records
• Vestland, Norway - 4 records
• Östergötland County, Sweden - 1 records
• Neuquén, Argentina - 2 records
• Araucania Region, Chile - 3 records
• Maule Region, Chile - 4 records
• Tyrol, Austria - 2 records
• Tyrol, Austria - 2 records
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France - 4 records
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France - 7 records
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France - 2 records
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France - 1 records
• Bavaria, Germany - 1 records
• North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - 12 records
• Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy - 1 records
• Piedmont, Italy - 1 records
• Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy - 3 records
• Lombardy, Italy - 6 records
• Lucerne, Switzerland - 1 records
• Bern, Switzerland - 5 records
• Bern, Switzerland - 7 records
• Grisons, Switzerland - 1 records
• North Macedonia, North Macedonia - 9 records