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title: "Iberian Ibex"
description: "Capra pyrenaica — Mammals. The Iberian ibex, also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/iberian-ibex
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iberian Ibex

> Capra pyrenaica — Mammals. The Iberian ibex, also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.

- Scientific name: *Capra pyrenaica*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 4750
- Wikidata: [Q549108](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q549108)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42350](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42350)

## Names

- en: Iberian Ibex
- de: Iberiensteinbock
- es: Cabra Montesa
- fr: Bouquetin ibérique
- nl: Spaanse steenbok
- pl: Koziorożec pirenejski

## Countries with the most observations

ES (4235), PT (122), FR (73)

## Summary

The Iberian ibex, also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Four subspecies have been described; two are now extinct. The Portuguese ibex became extinct in 1892, and the Pyrenean ibex became extinct in 2000 and in 2003. A project to clone the Pyrenean ibex resulted in one clone being born alive in July 2003, making it the first taxon to become "un-extinct", although the clone died a few minutes after birth due to physical defects in its left lung.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_ibex

## Photo

![Iberian Ibex](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/iberian-ibex/medium.jpg)

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9300325

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/iberian-ibex?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).