Siberian ibex

Siberian ibex
Female and male at the Berlin Zoological Garden, Germany
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Sarasa, 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.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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.