Himalayan serow

(Capricornis thar)

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Description

The Himalayan capricorn ( Capricornis thar Hodgson,1831 ) is an artiodactyl mammal of the Caprini subfamily.It has only recently been recognized as a separate species;in the past,in fact,as well as other species of capricorn,it was considered a subspecies of the capricorn of Sumatra ( Capricornis sumatraensis ).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Bovidae
Genus:Capricornis
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