Nilgiri tahr
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The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India. It is the only species in the genus Nilgiritragus and is closely related to the sheep of the genus Ovis.
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Nilgiri tahr | |
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Male (left) | |
Female in Eravikulam National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Tribe: | Caprini |
Genus: | Nilgiritragus Ropiquet & Hassanin, 2005 |
Species: | N. hylocrius |
Binomial name | |
Nilgiritragus hylocrius (Ogilby, 1838) | |
Distribution of Nilgiri tahr | |
Synonyms | |
Hemitragus hylocrius |
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It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu.[2]