VU — Vulnerable

Capra nubiana

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubian_ibex

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

ARTIODACTYLA

Family

BOVIDAE

Genus

Capra

Capra nubiana belongs to the family BOVIDAE, order ARTIODACTYLA, within the MAMMALIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

DesertMajorRocky areasMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Livestock farming & ranching

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection

Habitat & natural process restoration

Species recovery

Species reintroduction

Awareness & communications

Legislation

Compliance and enforcement

06 — Range

Found in 17 Countries

Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Germany Israel Italy Jordan Lebanon Oman Palestinian Territories Saudi Arabia Sudan Syria United Arab Emirates United States Yemen

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Capra nubiana (Capra nubiana). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/nubian-ibex

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