Mishmi takin
| Mishmi takin | |
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| Mishi takin from Prague Zoo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Tribe: | Caprini
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| Genus: | Budorcas |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | B. t. taxicolor
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| Trinomial name | |
| Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor Hodgson, 1850
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The Mishmi takin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor) is an endangered
People's Republic of China. It is a subspecies of takin
.
The Mishmi takin lives in Northeast India and eats bamboo and willow shoots. It has an oily coat to protect it from the fog.
Several zoos and wildlife parks keep Mishmi takins in captivity, notably
Denver Zoological Gardens (USA), Nyíregyháza Zoo (Hungary), and Taman Safari
(Indonesia).
See also
References
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