Rupicapra

Rupicapra is a genus of two species of goat-antelope called chamois. They belong to the bovine family of hoofed mammals, the Bovidae.

== Taxonomy == Two extant species are accepted. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution !! Subspecies |- |120px || Rupicapra rupicapra || Alpine chamois || The mountains of southern and central Europe, and Turkey and the Caucasus in southwest Asia || Seven subspecies; see the species page for details |- |120px || Rupicapra pyrenaica || Pyrenean chamois || The Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains in southwestern Europe, and the Apennines in Italy || Three subspecies, R. p. pyrenaica in the Pyrenees, R. p. parva (Cantabrian chamois) in the Cantabrian Mountains, and R. p. ornata (Apennine chamois) in the Apennines. |- |}