Northern Chamois
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Northern Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Mercantour National Park
317 Verified records at Mercantour National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chamois (; French: [ʃamwa] ; Rupicapra rupicapra), or Alpine chamois, is a species of goat-antelope native to mountainous parts of Europe and Western Asia, from the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Mountain Range, the Alps, the Apennines, the Dinarides, the Tatra to the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila–Rhodope massif, Pindus, the northeastern mountains of Turkey, and the Caucasus. It has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Some subspecies of chamois are strictly protected in the EU under the European Habitats Directive. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Chamois sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 317 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park

Alpine Ibex
LC Endemic

Alpine Ibex

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Capra ibex

70–80% · Likely
Wisent

Wisent

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bison bonasus

Insufficient data
Elk
LC Endemic

Elk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

50–60% · Likely
Western Roe Deer
LC

Western Roe Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Capreolus capreolus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
80–90
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
70–80%
2 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
60–70%
3 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
40–50%
4 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
5 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Chamois in Mercantour National Park?

About 74% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Chamois sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 317 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Chamois in Mercantour National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Chamois in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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