Hemitragus
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Hemitragus is a genus of bovids that currently contains a single living species, the Himalayan tahr. Two extinct species are also known from the Pleistocene.[1][2]
Quick Facts Hemitragus Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...
Hemitragus Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent | |
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Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Tribe: | Caprini |
Genus: | Hemitragus (Hodgson, 1841) |
Species | |
Hemitragus jemlahicus |
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The Arabian tahr and Nilgiri tahr were once included in Hemitragus but have since been assigned to their own genera.[3]