Nilgiritragus hylocrius
(W. Ogilby, 1838)
Nilgiri Tahr

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 986
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Artiodactyla |
| Suborder | : Ruminantia |
| Infraorder | : Pecora |
| Superfamily | : Bovoidea |
| Family | : Bovidae |
| Subfamily | : Antilopinae |
| Tribe | : Caprini |
| Genus | : Nilgiritragus |
Species status
Authority citation
Ogilby, W. 1838-02-13. Mr. Ogilby exhibited skins of two species of his new genus Kemas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1837:81.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570966Original name as described
Kemas hylocrius
Other common names
Nilgiri Ibex
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.291
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2aca983e-52b2-42a9-a23c-a154c8bbb3a6Type locality
Nilgiri Hills, S India.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
India
Taxonomy notes
moved from Hemitragus to Nilgiritragus
Taxonomy notes citation
Ropiquet, A. and Hassanin, A. 2005. Molecular evidence for the polyphyly of the genus Hemitragus (Mammalia, Bovidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36(1):154-168. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.01.002 · Ropiquet, A. and Hassanin, A. 2017. Two new genera of Bovidae (Mammalia). Dumerilia 7:78-81. a#59527
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 8 names and synonyms.
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