Pantholops hodgsonii
(C. Abel in Anonymous, 1826)
Chiru

Location: China, Qinghai, Kekexili (Hoh Xil) National ReserveDate taken: Oct 3, 2012
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 3113
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Artiodactyla |
| Suborder | : Ruminantia |
| Infraorder | : Pecora |
| Superfamily | : Bovoidea |
| Family | : Bovidae |
| Subfamily | : Antilopinae |
| Tribe | : Caprini |
| Genus | : Pantholops |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Anonymous. 1826-09. On the supposed unicorn of the Himalayas. Philosophical Magazine and Journal 68(341):232-234.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39873935Original name as described
Antelope Hodgsonii
Other common names
Tibetan Antelope
Type locality
Tingri Maidan, Tibet.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
China · India
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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