Rupicapra parva is the chamois population of Spain's Cantabrian Mountains. It is smaller than the Pyrenean population; its coat is redder in summer and tends towards grey in winter. It uses higher pastures and the upper forest zone in different seasons.
The Spanish mammal atlas describes R. p. parva in the Cantabrian Mountains as smaller than R. p. pyrenaica in the Pyrenees. Its coat is redder in summer and tends towards grey in winter. The atlas also reports skull-measurement differences and stronger sexual dimorphism in the Cantabrian population.
The reported elevational range in the Cantabrian Mountains is about 400–2,400 m, varying by season. The atlas describes chamois habitat as the subalpine transition between the upper forest edge and open pastures: animals use higher ground in summer and the upper forest zone or forest in winter. It also reports a preference for steep rocky slopes where snow accumulates less.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.