Himalayan serow

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.

Himalayan serow
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
Trinomial name
Capricornis sumatraensis thar
Hodgson, 1831

Description

The Himalayan serow is mostly blackish, with flanks, hindquarters, and upper legs that are a rusty red; its lower legs are whitish.

Conservation

Capricornis sumatraensis is listed in CITES Appendix I.[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Phan, T.D.; Nijhawan, S.; Li, S. & Xiao, L. (2020). "Capricornis sumatraensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T162916735A162916910.


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