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79 / Recently extinct
Pyrenean Ibex
Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica
The bucardo was the first extinct animal briefly brought back as a clone—and the first to go extinct twice.
Structured expansion · editorial review pending
- Time range
- About 12,000 years ago–2000
- Final stage
- Early 21st century
- Geographic range
- Pyrenees Mountains
01 / ANSWER FIRST
What was Pyrenean Ibex?
This archive records Pyrenean Ibex under the scientific name Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica, with an age of About 12,000 years ago–2000 and a range of Pyrenees Mountains. The bucardo was the first extinct animal briefly brought back as a clone—and the first to go extinct twice.
This mountain goat subspecies survived in a shrinking range in the Spanish Pyrenees. The last known female died beneath a fallen tree in 2000.
02 / QUICK FACTS
Pyrenean Ibex at a glance
- Scientific name
- Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica
- Age
- About 12,000 years ago–2000
- Last recorded stage
- Early 21st century
- Known range
- Pyrenees Mountains
- Broad group
- mammal or synapsid
- Archive era
- Recently extinct
- Habitat signals
- food webs, vegetation, water, climate and competition
- Documented regions
- Pyrenees Mountains
03 / ANATOMY
How was Pyrenean Ibex built?
Overall body plan
The bucardo was the first extinct animal briefly brought back as a clone—and the first to go extinct twice.
Skull, teeth and feeding mechanics
The available record is interpreted through preserved proportions, attachment surfaces, wear and comparison with related organisms. For Pyrenean Ibex, those observations must be separated from features added only for visual reconstruction.
Limbs, posture and body mass
This mountain goat subspecies survived in a shrinking range in the Spanish Pyrenees. The last known female died beneath a fallen tree in 2000.
Growth and individual variation
A single specimen does not define the whole species. Size, maturity, preservation and possible sex differences are considered before anatomical traits are treated as typical of Pyrenean Ibex.
04 / DIET & BEHAVIOUR
How did Pyrenean Ibex live?
This mountain goat subspecies survived in a shrinking range in the Spanish Pyrenees. The last known female died beneath a fallen tree in 2000. This ecological reconstruction is strongest where anatomy, associated organisms and the depositional setting point in the same direction.
05 / DIET & BEHAVIOUR
What shaped its ecological limits?
Its populations depended on food webs, vegetation, water, climate and competition. Changes in any one factor did not necessarily cause immediate extinction, but interacting pressures could reduce range, recruitment and resilience.
06 / RANGE & HABITAT
Where and when did Pyrenean Ibex live?
This archive currently lists About 12,000 years ago–2000; Pyrenees Mountains. Fossil or historical occurrence data describe where evidence has been found, not every place the taxon once occupied. Species-level age and range limits still require source-specific review.
Documented geographic range
Pyrenees Mountains. This boundary can change when specimens are reidentified or new localities are published.
Time window
About 12,000 years ago–2000, with the final recorded stage listed as Early 21st century. Rock units and dating uncertainty mean the true biological range may extend beyond the known record.
Environmental setting
The archive uses the broad habitat labels food webs, vegetation, water, climate and competition. These labels help explore related records; a habitat reconstruction requires evidence from individual localities.
07 / FOSSIL EVIDENCE
What evidence supports reconstructions of Pyrenean Ibex?
Primary record
Preserved tissue, horns, photographs, surveys and the short-lived clone document the end.
Comparative anatomy
Preserved structures are compared with close and functionally similar organisms. The method can constrain posture and function, but analogy alone cannot prove colour, behaviour or soft tissue.
Age and locality
Stratigraphy and occurrence records place Pyrenean Ibex within About 12,000 years ago–2000 and Pyrenees Mountains. Reworked fossils and uncertain provenance are treated cautiously.
Open entity records
Links below connect the archive to available taxonomic and occurrence records. A matching name does not verify every ecological claim, and related-taxon links provide comparison rather than an exact species match.
08 / DISAPPEARANCE & DEBATE
Why did Pyrenean Ibex disappear?
Hunting, competition, disease and a tiny final population combined in its loss.
The last fossil or observation marks the youngest evidence currently known, not necessarily the death of the final individual. Explanations are strongest when timing, environmental change and population biology agree; otherwise the profile preserves uncertainty instead of assigning a single dramatic cause.
09 / FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Pyrenean Ibex FAQ
What was Pyrenean Ibex?
This archive records Pyrenean Ibex under the scientific name Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica, with an age of About 12,000 years ago–2000. The bucardo was the first extinct animal briefly brought back as a clone—and the first to go extinct twice.
When did Pyrenean Ibex live?
The current archive range is About 12,000 years ago–2000; its youngest recorded stage is Early 21st century.
Where was Pyrenean Ibex found?
The archive currently lists Pyrenees Mountains. Species-level locality assignments and the full geographic range still require source-specific review.
How do scientists know about Pyrenean Ibex?
Preserved tissue, horns, photographs, surveys and the short-lived clone document the end.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Completed an AI-assisted bilingual audit of the archive record, corrected identified issues and clarified evidence limits; independent editorial review is pending.
- Expanded into a structured bilingual profile with anatomy, ecology, range, evidence, debate and FAQs; independent editorial review is pending.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS