Both animals have adapted to their mountain habitat. The chamois live in the upper mountain forests and fields and climb higher only in summers. The ibexes, on the other hand, live in icy and rocky regions and look for food in mountain meadows. They never go down to the forest. Species of ibexes are found in the mountain regions of Europe and Asia, on the Arabian Peninsula, and in north-eastern Africa. Chamois, on the other hand, are found only in the mountains of Europe: in the Alps, Carpathian Mountains, and Pyrenees as well as in Caucasus Mountains.
