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--> FAMILY Bovidae
--> SUBFAMILY Caprinae
--> GENUS Capricornis
SPECIES Capricornis thar
| Author: | Hodgson, 1831. | | Citation: | Gleanings Science, 3: 324. | | Common Name: | Himalayan Serow | | Type Locality: | "the central region, equidistant from the snows on one hand, and the plains of India on the other; … between the Sutlege, west, and the Teesta, east, … in Nepal proper" (Nepal, Himalayas). | | Distribution: | E and SE Bangladesh, Himalayas (Bhutan, N India including Sikkim, and Nepal), and NE India (provinces E of Bangladesh). Probably W Burma. | | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable as C. sumatraensis thar. | | Comments: | Reddish specimens from Arunchal Pradesh, Assam, Bangladesh, and Meghalaya are not attributable to C. rubidus and may represent a distinct subspecies of C. thar. |
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