Pyrenean Ibex

The Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) was one of the four subspecies of Spanish ibex, or also known as Iberian wild goats, which are endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Pyrenean ibex were most common in Cantabrian Mountains, Southern France and in the Northern Pyrenees. This species was common during the Holocene and Upper Pleistocene, during which their morphology, primarily some skulls, of the Pyrenean ibex was found to be larger than other Capra in southwestern Europe from the same time.

In January 2000, the Pyrenean ibex became extinct as scientists attempted to clone DNA from one of the last females. The Pyrenean ibex left behind the Western Spanish Ibex, or Gredos Ibex, and the Southeastern Spanish Ibex, or Beceite Ibex, while the Portuguese Ibex became extinct. Since the last of the Pyrenean ibex went extinct before scientist could adequately analyze them, the taxonomy of this particular subspecies is controversial regarding whether it was larger than other subspecies or not.