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The Himalayan tahr (*Hemitragus jemlahicus*) is a species of mammal belonging to the genus *Hemitragus*. It is named after the Himalayas and is also referred to by the common names Himalaya-Tahr, Himalayatahr, and 塔尔羊. This animal is crepuscular and inhabits forest environments.
The species has a gestation period of 6 months, with the longest observed lifespan recorded at 21.8 years. Its conservation status is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List, a designation noted in 2020. The taxon was described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Species
Near ThreatenedHimalayan Tahr
species
喜瑪拉雅塔爾羊（学名：Hemitragus jemlahicus），羊亞科的一個物種，舊屬於塔爾羊屬，現時獨立成為一個單種屬。 主要分佈在喜瑪拉雅山的中段，除中國外目前原生種分佈在不丹、錫金、尼泊爾、印度的旁遮普地區直到喀什米爾區。牠是所有中國土生的羊中發現最晚，亦是最為少見的一種。
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hemitragus
- Named after
- Himalayas
- Image
- Himalayan Tahr Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary Uttarakhand India 30.11.2015.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Hemitragus jemlahicus
- Commons category
- Hemitragus jemlahicus
- Commons gallery
- Hemitragus jemlahicus
- gestation period
- 6
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- longest observed lifespan
- 21.8
- different from
- Tar
- habitat
- forest
- diel cycle
- crepuscular
- taxon common name
- Himalayan tahr
- short name
- H. jemlahicus
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Encyclopedic overview
The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss.
The Himalayan tahr has been introduced to Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.
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