Pseudois
Pseudois is a genus in the subfamily Caprinae comprising two species, the bharal (Pseudois nayaur) and the dwarf blue sheep (Pseudois schaeferi).[1] Both species in the genus are variously known as blue sheep, the bharal's alternate name being the Himalayan blue sheep.
Pseudois | |
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Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) in Beijing Zoo | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Genus: | Pseudois Hodgson, 1846 |
Species | |
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References
- Schaller, G.B. 1998. Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
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