Nubian ibex
Capra nubiana
VulnerablePhoto: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0
Mammalherbivore
The Nubian ibex is a rugged mountain goat built for desert life, with long curved horns and a talent for climbing steep cliffs. It roams the rocky highlands of northern Africa and parts of the Middle East. Only about 4,500 adult ibex remain in the wild, earning them a vulnerable status.
- Males grow impressive backward-curving horns up to 1.2m long.
- They scale near-vertical cliffs to escape predators and find food.
- Once thought to be just a type of Alpine ibex, now recognized as its own species.
DesertMountainAfricaAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Capra nubiana
- Habitat
- Desert, Mountain
- Regions in this directory
- Africa, Asia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)
