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Of the three tahrs this species is the smallest. It is more closely related to the Aoudad.
The Mountain Goat is endemic to the mountainous regions of Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. [1]
The Chiru is the only large mammal species endemic to the Tibetan Plateau. Its horns have no age rings, and there is no evidence that they continue to…
The Tatra Chamois is treated as a subspecies of the Alpine Chamois. It has a very small and isolated distribution range in the Tatras Mountains on the border…
The Golden Takin has the most spectacular pelage colour of all four Takin subspecies. It is the neighbour of the Sichuan Takin to the east.
The Sichuan Takin is the neighbour of the Golden Takin to the west. Blotches of grey appear on its otherwise golden yellow pelage.
The Bhutan Takin is the westernmost occurring Takin subspecies. It is similar to the Mishmi Takin.
The Mishmi Takin is one of four subspecies of Budorcas – the „ox-gazelle“. The species name taxicolor refers to the coat colour of the American Badger (Taxidea taxus)….
If you follow the Phylogenetic species concept (PSC) – as we do in this chapter – the Afghan Urial is treated as a full species and incorporates the…
The Transcaspian Urial occurs east of the Caspian Sea. In Iran it is the largest wild sheep, and only slightly smaller than the Ladakh Urial.