The Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)[2] is a subspecies of the Pyrenean chamois, a goat-like mammal found in the mountains of Europe. Both male and female have hook-shaped horns that slightly curl backwards and grow little by little each year, never falling off. Their coats are light brown in the summer and darker in the winter, with a light colored mark on the throat. There are also two darker bands on their flanks.
In the summer, the Apennine chamois prefers rock faces and pasture lands at heights above 1700 meters for its habitat, and in the winter it prefers to retreat to the woods below. Diet of the chamois consists of grasses, leaves, buds, shoots and fungi. Adult males prefer a solitary life, only approaching females during the mating season. Groups consist only of females, young males, and "kids." Females give birth to only one kid after a gestation period of 23 to 24 weeks.[3]
^Grubb, P. (2005). "Order Artiodactyla". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 711–712. ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^"ITIS - Report: Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata". www.itis.gov. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
^. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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Garsault, F.A.P. de 1764. Les figures des plantes et animaux d'usage en médecine, décrits dans la Matière Médicale de Mr. Geoffroy Médecin, dessinés d'après nature. Gravés par Mrs. Defehrt, Prevost, Duflos, Martinet &c. Niquet scrip. Vol. 5. pl. 644–729. Paris: Desprez. BHL. Reference page.
Welter-Schultes, F.W. & Klug, R. 2009. Nomenclatural consequences resulting from the rediscovery of Les figures des plantes et animaux d’usage en médecine, a rare work published by Garsault in 1764, in the zoological literature. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(3): 225–241. doi:10.21805/bzn.v66i3.a1. Reference page.
Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, Deeann M. (2005). Rupicapra in Mammal Species of the World. Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN0-8018-8221-4.
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rupicapra, genus, goat, antelope, called, chamois, they, belong, bovine, family, hoofed, mammals, bovidae, chamois, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata, class, mammalia, order, artiodactyla, family, bovidae, subfa. Rupicapra is a genus of goat antelope called the chamois They belong to the bovine family of hoofed mammals the Bovidae Rupicapra Chamois Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Family Bovidae Subfamily Caprinae Tribe Caprini Genus RupicapraGarsault 1764 Type species Capra rupicapraLinnaeus 1768 Range of Rupicapra during the Holocene grey and present range red Two extant species are recognized 1 Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution Rupicapra rupicapra Alpine chamois the mountains of southern and central Europe and Turkey and the Caucasus in southwest Asia Rupicapra pyrenaica Pyrenean chamois the Pyrenees a mountain range in southwestern Europe and Apennines The Apennine chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata 2 is a subspecies of the Pyrenean chamois a goat like mammal found in the mountains of Europe Both male and female have hook shaped horns that slightly curl backwards and grow little by little each year never falling off Their coats are light brown in the summer and darker in the winter with a light colored mark on the throat There are also two darker bands on their flanks In the summer the Apennine chamois prefers rock faces and pasture lands at heights above 1700 meters for its habitat and in the winter it prefers to retreat to the woods below Diet of the chamois consists of grasses leaves buds shoots and fungi Adult males prefer a solitary life only approaching females during the mating season Groups consist only of females young males and kids Females give birth to only one kid after a gestation period of 23 to 24 weeks 3 A 2014 study by Durham University discovered that these goats are shrinking in size due to global warming and climatic changes 4 References edit Grubb P 2005 Order Artiodactyla In Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Johns Hopkins University Press pp 711 712 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 ITIS Report Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata www itis gov U S Fish and Wildlife Service Apennine Chamois Facts Photos Earth s Endangered Creatures Mountain Goats Are Shrinking A Lot Because of Global Warming National Geographic Society Archived from the original on January 24 2018 Retrieved 23 October 2014 External links editGarsault F A P de 1764 Les figures des plantes et animaux d usage en medecine decrits dans la Matiere Medicale de Mr Geoffroy Medecin dessines d apres nature Graves par Mrs Defehrt Prevost Duflos Martinet amp c Niquet scrip Vol 5 pl 644 729 Paris Desprez BHL Reference page Welter Schultes F W amp Klug R 2009 Nomenclatural consequences resulting from the rediscovery of Les figures des plantes et animaux d usage en medecine a rare work published by Garsault in 1764 in the zoological literature Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66 3 225 241 doi 10 21805 bzn v66i3 a1 Reference page Wilson Don E Reeder Deeann M 2005 Rupicapra in Mammal Species of the World Wilson Don E amp Reeder DeeAnn M Editors 2005 Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference Third edition ISBN 0 8018 8221 4 nbsp This article about an even toed ungulate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rupicapra amp oldid 1186299562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
