Himalayan serow
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Not to be confused with the closely related tahrs, especially the Himalayan tahr.
The Himalayan serow (Capricornis sumatraensis thar), also known as the thar[lower-alpha 1] (/θɑːr/ THAR, /tɑːr/ TAR),[2][3] is a subspecies of the mainland serow[4] native to the Himalayas.[1] It was previously considered its own species, as Capricornis thar. It is the official state animal of the Indian state of Mizoram.
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Himalayan serow | |
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Male Himalayan serow in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 |
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