Capra sibirica 381342514 (cropped)🐃

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SpeciesArtiodactylaBovidae
Mammals

🐃Siberian ibex

Capra sibirica (Pallas, 1776)

The Siberian ibex, also known by regional names including Altai ibex, Asian ibex, Central Asian ibex, Gobi ibex, Himalayan ibex, Mongolian ibex, and Tian Shan ibex, is a polytypic species of ibex, a wild relative of goats and sheep. It lives in Central Asia, and is, by far, the most widely distributed species in the genus Capra. In terms of population stability, Siberian ibex are currently ranked as near threatened. Low densities and overall decline; still, reliable data is minimal and difficult to come by, in addition to the animals' expansive natural range, so accurate observations are still scant. The Siberian ibex has, formerly, been treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian Alpine ibex, and whether or not it is a single species or a complex of distinct units that stand out as genetically-distinct is still not entirely clear. The Siberian ibex is the longest and heaviest member of the genus Capra, though its shoulder height is slightly surpassed by the markhor.

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Also called
Asiatic Ibex, Himalayan Ibex
Conservation status
NTNear threatened

IUCN Red List assessment, 2020.

Population trendDecreasing
Key measurements
Body mass
83 kg
Body length
1.7 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
22 years
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Everything we know about the Siberian ibex

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Body mass
83 kg
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  • 130 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length
1.7 m
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Maximum lifespan
22 years
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  • 22 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length
7.87 years
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Age at maturity
3.2 years
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Gestation
170 days
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  • 175 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter size
1
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Trophic level
Herbivore
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Activity cycle
Crepuscular / mixed
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Volume l
83 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Siberian ibex yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderArtiodactyla
  5. ›familyBovidae
  6. ›genusCapra
  7. ›speciesCapra sibirica
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  1. classMammals · Mammalia
  2. orderEven-toed hoofed animals · Artiodactyla
  3. familyBovidae
  4. subfamilyCaprinae
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassSarcopterygii
  7. superclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammals · Mammalia
  9. subclassTheria
  10. superorderLaurasiatheria
  11. orderEven-toed hoofed animals · Artiodactyla
  12. suborderRuminantia
  13. infraorderPecora
  14. familyBovidae
  15. subfamilyCaprinae
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What it eats
leaves, roots and other plants100%
In other languages
北山羊 (zh), Asiatischer Steinbock (de), Íbex-siberiano (pt), Koziorożec syberyjski (pl), Сибирский горный козёл (ru), Capra sibirica (fr) … and 22 more languages
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