Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) — a mounted museum specimen of the extinct ibex.
Image: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
At a glance
- IUCN category
- EX · Extinct
- Animal group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Trend unknown
- FaunaHub record reviewed
- Checked against IUCN
- Needs review — not found in IUCN's published checklist under this name (it carries species-level assessments only)Checked 2026-10-09 against IUCN's Red List export published 2026-07-28
Conservation overview
The Pyrenean ibex (bucardo) was a wild mountain goat of the Pyrenees. It is assessed as Extinct; the last individual died in 2000.
It is famous as the subject of the first attempt to 'de-extinct' an animal by cloning.
Range & habitat
Formerly the Pyrenees mountains of Spain and France.
Major threats
Threats below are drawn from the authoritative sources listed on this page. For the current, complete assessment, see the IUCN Red List.
- Hunting
- Competition with livestock
- A tiny final population
Why it matters
The Pyrenean ibex marks both a modern extinction and a scientific milestone — the first (briefly successful) attempt to clone an extinct animal back into existence.
Gallery
Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) — a historical photograph of the now-extinct animal.
Image: Santiago Perdigó, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources
Sources for Pyrenean Ibex
- IUCN Red List — look up Pyrenean Ibex (authoritative status)
- Animal Diversity Web