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Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

About Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
  • Family: Bovids

The Himalayan tahr is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss.

Source: Wikipedia

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Visits

  • 2002-12-29

    Cape Point, South Africa
    On Table Mountain. Introduced.
    Image from 2002-12-29