The Pyrenean chamois is a goat-antelope that lives in the Pyrenees & Cantabrian Mountains of Spain, France & Andorra, and the Apennine Mountains of central Italy. It is one of the two species of the genus Rupicapra, the other being the chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra.
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)
Mass: 66 lbs (Adult)
Scientific name: Rupicapra pyrenaica
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Rupicapra
Pyrenean chamois are found in the Pyrenees, the Cantabrian Mountains, and the Apennine Mountains. They inhabit rocky areas, alpine meadows, forested valleys, and lower slopes in mountainous regions.