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--> ORDER ARTIODACTYLA
--> FAMILY Bovidae
--> SUBFAMILY Caprinae
--> GENUS Pantholops
SPECIES Pantholops hodgsonii
Author: | Abel, 1826. | Citation: | Calcutta Gov't Gazette., 68: 234. | Common Name: | Chiru | Type Locality: | China, Tibet, Kooti Pass in Arrun Valley, Tingri Maiden. | Distribution: | China (S Sinkiang, Sichuan, Tibet including Qinghai, Szechwan) and N India (Ladak). | Status: | CITES – Appendix I; IUCN – Endangered. Under severe pressure from hunting. | |
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