Himalayan serow
Himalayan serow | |
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Male Himalayan serow in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Genus: | Capricornis |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. s. thar
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Trinomial name | |
Capricornis sumatraensis thar Hodgson, 1831
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The Himalayan serow (Capricornis sumatraensis thar) is a subspecies of the mainland serow[1] native to the Himalayas.[2] It was previously considered its own species, as Capricornis thar. It is the official state animal of the Indian state of Mizoram.
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]
Conservation[]
Capricornis sumatraensis is listed in CITES Appendix I.[2]
References[]
- ^ Mori, E.; Nerva, L. & Lovari, S. (2019). "Reclassification of the serows and gorals: the end of a neverending story?". Mammal Review. 49 (3): 256–262. doi:10.1111/mam.12154.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Phan, T.D.; Nijhawan, S.; Li, S. & Xiao, L. (2020). "Capricornis sumatraensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T162916735A162916910.
Categories:
- Serows
- Fauna of Eastern Himalaya
- Fauna of Sikkim
- Mammals described in 1831
- Symbols of Mizoram
- Even-toed ungulate stubs