Himalayan serow

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Not to be confused with the closely related tahrs, especially the Himalayan tahr.

Himalayan serow
Male Himalayan serow in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Capricornis
Species:
C. sumatraensis
Subspecies:
C. s. thar
Trinomial name
Capricornis sumatraensis thar
Hodgson, 1831

The Himalayan serow (Capricornis sumatraensis thar), also known as the thar[a] (/θɑːr/ THAR, /tɑːr/ TAR),[2][3] is a subspecies of the mainland serow[4] native to the Himalayas.[1] It was previously considered its own species, as Capricornis thar. It is the official state animal of the Indian state of Mizoram.

Taxonomy

In 1831,

scientific name Antelope thar a few months later.[6]
When
Capricornis in 1838, he determined the Himalayan serow as type species of this genus.[7]

Description

The Himalayan serow is mostly blackish, with flanks, hindquarters, and upper legs that are a rusty red; its lower legs are whitish.[citation needed]

Distribution and habitat

The Himalayan serow inhabits hilly forests above an elevation of 300 m (980 ft), but descends to 100 m (330 ft) in winter.[8] It prefers elevations of 2,500–3,500 m (8,200–11,500 ft) in the Himalayas.[9]

Conservation

Capricornis sumatraensis is listed in

CITES Appendix I.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ This name has also by confusion been applied to the tahr.

References

  1. ^ a b c Phan, T.D.; Nijhawan, S.; Li, S. & Xiao, L. (2020). "Capricornis sumatraensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T162916735A162916910. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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  5. ^ Hodgson, B.H. (1831). "On the Bubaline Antelope. (Nobis.)". Gleanings in Science. 3 (April): 122–123.
  6. ^ Hodgson, B.H. (1831). "Contributions in Natural History". Gleanings in Science. 3 (October): 320–324.
  7. ^ Ogilby, W. (1836). "On the generic characters of Ruminants". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 8: 131–140.
  8. ^ Choudhury, A. (2003). "Status of serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) in Assam" (PDF). Tigerpaper. 30 (2): 1–2.
  9. ^ Aryal, A. (2009). "Habitat ecology of Himalayan serow (Capricornis sumatraensis ssp. thar) in Annapurna Conservation Area of Nepal" (PDF). Tigerpaper. 34 (4): 12–20.
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