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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus 1758)

Alternative Names

Antilope rupicapra
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Capra rupicapra
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Chamois
Recognized by Arkive, AnAge, and Wikidata Common Names
(Pronounce: Sha-mee or Sham-wa) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Alpine Chamois
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Balkan Chamois
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Northern Chamois
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Kamoshi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

شامواه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

քարայծյամ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

Robezu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Qarapaça preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Sarrio preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bavarian

Gams preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Серна preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bosnian

Divokoza preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Chamoez preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Дива коза preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

ရှံမွားဆိတ် preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Camussa
Recognized by admin
Isard preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Chechen

Масар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

臆羚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Divokoza preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

kamzík horský preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Gemse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Gems preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Ĉamo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Gemssi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

French

Chamois preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Izard
Recognized by admin

Galician

Rebezo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

არჩვი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Gämse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Alpengämse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Gamswild
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Αγριόγιδο preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

צפיר האלפים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Zerge preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Gemsur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Chamo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Chamois preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

seamaí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Camoscio
Recognized by admin
Camoscio alpino preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

シャモア preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Korean

알프스산양 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lak

Гьинта preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

ģemze preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Gemzė preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Дивокоза preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mingrelian

ერსქემი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ dziłtah tłʼízí diłhiłígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Gems preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Gemse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
gemse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Isard preferred
Recognized by admin
Sarri
Recognized by admin

Ossetian; Ossetic

Сычъи preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

بز کوهی اروپایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Kozica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Camurça preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Capră neagră preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Серна preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

chamois preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Дивокоза preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Divokoza preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Kamzík vrchovský preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Gams preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Gamuza Septentrional preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Gamuza
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Rebeco alpino
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Gems preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Çengel boynuzlu dağ keçisi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Udmurt

Кыр кеч preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Козиця звичайна preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Gemse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

چاموعز preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Chamois preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

臆羚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

شامواه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

Chamois preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Chamois preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Frp

Chamouès preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lld

Ciamurc preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

چاموعز preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Camurça preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Дивокоза preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Divokoza preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vec

Camorž preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

臆羚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

臆羚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

臆羚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

臆羚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

臆羚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus 1758)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Bovidae
83 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.