Genus

Chamois

Rupicapra

2 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderArtiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans)
FamilyBovidae (Bovids)
GenusRupicapra (Chamois)

Species in this group

Rupicapra rupicapra

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~60%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Chamois

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 23 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~80%
	Northern Chamois			~80%
2	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~80%
	Pyrenean Chamois			~80%
3	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 2	~70%
	Northern Chamois			~70%
4	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~70%
	Pyrenean Chamois			~70%
5	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~60%
	Pyrenean Chamois			~60%
6	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~50%
	Northern Chamois			~50%
7	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~50%
	Northern Chamois			~50%
8	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 2	~50%
	Northern Chamois			~50%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~50%
	Pyrenean Chamois			~50%
10	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 2	~40%
	Northern Chamois			~40%
11	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~20%
	Northern Chamois			~20%
12	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Chamois			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Parc animalier de Merlet	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
3	Domaine des Grottes de Han	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
4	Cumberland Wildpark Grünau	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
5	Parc animalier des Angles	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
6	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	Parque Faunístico de Lacuniacha	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
8	Lüneburg Heath Wildlife Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
9	wildlife park Feldkirch	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
10	Tierpark Bern	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
11	Salzburg Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
12	Aran Park	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
13	Tierpark Lange Erlen	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
14	Pyrénées Animal Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
15	Wildpark Peter und Paul	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
16	Вольерный комплекс	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
17	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
18	Parc Animalier d'Introd	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
19	Tierpark Biel / Parc Zoologique Bienne	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
20	Cumberland Wildpark	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
21	Tierpark Schlichtweg 15 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
22	Zoo Schlichtweg 11 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
23	Zoo Siebenbrunner Straße 6 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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Challenges

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Chamois

Species in this group

Northern Chamois

Pyrenean Chamois

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Chamois

Parks Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges