The bezoar ibex, which weighs around 60 kg (130 lb) is known particularly for the size of its horns; it possesses the world's longest horns in relation to body weight, and can exceed 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) high, those in the south and east desert ranges are typically smaller by 30 percent.

The ibexes have a black stripe from the spine that extends over the shoulder, limbs, and neck.

[6] In the United States, bezoar ibex were introduced to the Florida mountains in New Mexico in 1970.

Initially only 15 were imported from Iran but in 1974 an additional 27 were released, leading to a self-sustaining population.

It occurs in several localities in one district of Turkey and crosses over habitats with the bezoar in some of these areas.