Editing Ibex (section)

==Known ibex==
[[Species]] of wild goats that are called ibex are:

* The [[Siberian ibex|Asian ibex]] also known as the Siberian ibex (''Capra sibirica'') is a wild goat inhabiting long mountain systems in central Asian deserts and the northwestern [[Himalayas]]. The animal is 80–100&nbsp;cm high at shoulder, and weighs an average 60&nbsp;kg. The adult males have long pointed beards and scimitar-shaped horns with prominent ridges on the frontal surface. The coat is dark brown with greyish underparts, and a dorsal stripe runs from the neck to tail. Adult males also have grey saddle patches on their backs. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism, as the females are smaller with small straight horns that are widely separated at the base. Asiatic ibex is widely distributed over an area stretching from the [[Hindu Kush Mountains]] in Afghanistan to [[Sayan Mountains]] in Mongolia. The animals are found most frequently at elevations ranging from 3000 to 5300&nbsp;m above sea level, but are also known to occur in areas as low as 1000&nbsp;m in the [[Altai Mountains]]. They have a predilection for rugged terrain as an anti-predator strategy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Namgail |first=T |date=2006 |title=Winter Habitat Partitioning between Asiatic Ibex and Blue Sheep in Ladakh, Northern India |url=http://www.mountainecology.org/IBEX8/pdf/namgail.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127191132/http://www.mountainecology.org/IBEX8/pdf/namgail.pdf |archive-date=2009-11-27 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Journal of Mountain Ecology |page=8: 7-13 |no-pp=y}}</ref>
* The [[Alpine Ibex]] (''Capra ibex'') is found in the [[Europe|European]] [[Alps]]. Alpine ibex are found in France, Bulgaria, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Slovenia, and have been introduced to ranches in the United States, Canada and Argentina.
* The [[Spanish ibex|Iberian ibex]] (''Capra pyrenaica''), formerly called Spanish ibex, is restricted to mountainous enclaves of the [[Iberian Peninsula]], in Spain, Portugal and the French [[Pyrenees]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Garnier |first1=A. |last2=Besnard |first2=A. |last3=Crampe |first3=J. P. |last4=Estèbe |first4=J. |last5=Aulagnier |first5=S. |last6=Gonzalez |first6=G. |date=2021 |title=Intrinsic factors, release conditions and presence of conspecifics affect post-release dispersal after translocation of Iberian ibex |journal=Animal Conservation |language=en |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=626–636 |doi=10.1111/acv.12669 |s2cid=234219572 |issn=1367-9430|doi-access=free |bibcode=2021AnCon..24..626G }}</ref> but in the past it also occurred in southern [[France]]. There are approximately 50,000 Iberian ibex living. Two subspecies have become extinct. One of those, the [[Pyrenean Ibex]], was cloned in 2003, but the resulting individual died very quickly.<ref>Richard Gray and Roger Dobson, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090201152052/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/4409958/Extinct-ibex-is-resurrected-by-cloning.html ''Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning''], Telegraph.co.uk, 31/1/2009.</ref>
* The [[Nubian ibex]] (''Capra nubiana'') inhabits the desert regions of the [[Middle East]], as well as the [[Itbay]] region of [[Sudan]] and [[Egypt]]. They are the smallest ibex species and adapted for arid environments with a tan color, white underbelly and rump, black legs, and dark tail. This species is [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]], with less than 4,500 individuals in the wild. The population is declining through most of its range.<ref>Ross, S., Elalqamy, H., Al Said, T. & Saltz, D. 2020. ''Capra nubiana''. ''The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' 2020: e.T3796A22143385. {{doi|10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T3796A22143385.en}}. Accessed on 25 March 2023.</ref>
* The [[Walia ibex|Walia or Ethiopian ibex]] (''Capra walie'') is found only in the [[Semien Mountains|Simien Mountains]] of the [[Ethiopian Highlands]], where it was updated from critically endangered to endangered in 2008, and later updated to vulnerable in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2025 |title=Capra walie (Walia Ibex) |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3797/178652661 |website=IUCN Red List}}</ref> It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Alpine Ibex. The Ibex was also a national emblem of the [[Axumite Empire]].
* The [[wild goat]] (''Capra aegagrus''), also known as West Asian ibex,{{cn|date=May 2022}} is found in [[Turkey]] and the [[Caucasus]] in the west to [[Turkmenistan]], [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]] in the east, and is the ancestor of the [[Domestic Goat|domestic goat]].