Himalayan serow
| Himalayan serow | |
|---|---|
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| Male Himalayan serow in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Capricornis |
| Species: | C. thar[2] |
| Binomial name | |
| Capricornis thar[2] Hodgson, 1831 | |
The Himalayan serow (Capricornis thar) is a goat-antelope native to the eastern Himalayas and eastern and southeastern Bangladesh. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List because the population is considered to be declining due to habitat loss and hunting for its meat.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Himalayan serows are known to occur in east and southeast Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, northern India including Sikkim and provinces east of Bangladesh, Tibet, and probably into western Myanmar.[1]
Conservation
Capricornis thar is listed in CITES Appendix I.[1]
Habitat of Himalayan serow in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim.
Hunter with Himalayan serow killed in 1938 (Photo from German Federal Archive).
References
- 1 2 3 4 Duckworth, J.W. & MacKinnon, J. (2008). "Capricornis thar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- 1 2 Grubb, P. (16 November 2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 705. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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