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title: "Walia Ibex"
description: "Capra walie — Mamíferos. The Walia ibex (Capra walie, Amharic: ዋልያ wālyā) is a vulnerable species of ibex."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/walia-ibex
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Walia Ibex

> Capra walie — Mamíferos. The Walia ibex (Capra walie, Amharic: ዋልያ wālyā) is a vulnerable species of ibex.

- Scientific name: *Capra walie*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 49
- Wikidata: [Q257838](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257838)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42354](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42354)

## Names

- en: Walia Ibex
- de: Äthiopischer Steinbock
- es: Cabra Montés de Etiopía
- fr: Bouquetin d'Abyssinie
- nl: Waliasteenbok
- pl: Koziorożec abisyński

## Countries with the most observations

ET (49)

## Summary

The Walia ibex (Capra walie, Amharic: ዋልያ wālyā) is a vulnerable species of ibex. It is sometimes considered an endemic subspecies of the Alpine ibex. If the population were to increase, the surrounding mountain habitat would be sufficient to sustain only 2,000 ibex. The adult Walia ibex's only known wild predators are the hyena and leopard.  However, young ibex are often hunted by a variety of fox and cat species. The ibex are members of the goat family, and the Walia ibex is the southernmost of today's ibexes. In the late 1990s, the Walia ibex went from endangered to critically endangered due to the declining population…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42354

## Machine access

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