This chamois occurs from eastern Turkey into the Caucasus. It feeds on forbs and grasses in summer and woody browse in winter, and shifts elevation seasonally in the Caucasus.
Males have horns 14–25 cm long, with a basal circumference of 6–10 cm.
It feeds on forbs and grasses in summer and woody browse in winter. In the Caucasus, it is recorded at alpine elevations in autumn and at the lowest elevations from winter into spring.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.