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The species was formerly placed in the genus Hemitragus together with the Himalayan tahr (H. jemlahicus) and the Arabian tahr (Arabitragus jayakari).A 2005 phylogenetic analysis showed that the Himalayan and Arabian tahr are sisters of the genus Capra while the Nilgiri tahr is a sister of the genus Ovis and it was therefore separated into the monotypic genus Nilgiritragus in 2005. [5]
Previously thought to be closely related to each other and placed in a single genus, Hemitragus, genetic studies have since proven that they are not so closely related and they are now considered as members of three separate monotypic genera: Hemitragus is now reserved for the Himalayan tahr, Nilgiritragus for the Nilgiri tahr, and Arabitragus ...
Hemitragus is a genus of bovids that currently contains a single living species, the Himalayan tahr.Two extinct species are also known from the Pleistocene. [1] [2]The Arabian tahr and Nilgiri tahr were once included in Hemitragus but have since been assigned to their own genera.
1.1.2.1 Species: Nilgiritragus hylocrius (Nilgiri tahr / വരയാട്) 1.1.3 Genus: Tetracerus 1.1.3.1 Species: Tetracerus quadricornis (four-horned antelope / ഉല്ലമാൻ)
Genus Nilgiritragus – Ropiquet, Hassanin, 2005 – one species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Nilgiri tahr. N. hylocrius (Ogilby, 1838) Southern India: Size: 90–140 cm (35–55 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail [192] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas ...
E. R. C. Davidar (Tamil: ஈ. ஆர். சி. டேவிதார்) was an Indian naturalist, scholar and lawyer.He is remembered for the first survey of the Nilgiri tahr in 1975 over western ghat range, conducting the first study in India on elephant corridors and taking an active part in the protection of the Nilgiris.
The Himalayan tahr is a herbivore spending most of the time grazing on grasses and browsing on leaves and some fruits. [1] Its short legs allow it to balance while reaching for the leaves of shrubs and small trees. [10] The tahr consumes more woody plants than herb species [13] with as much as 75% of its diet consisting of natural grasses. [14]
Genus Arabitragus – Arabian tahr; Genus Budorcas – takin; Genus Capra – goats and ibexes; Genus Hemitragus – Himalayan tahr; Genus Nilgiritragus – Nilgiri tahr; Genus Oreamnos – Rocky Mountain goat; Genus Ovis – sheep; Genus Pseudois – blue sheep; Genus Rupicapra – chamois; Tribe Ovibovini. Genus Capricornis – serows; Genus ...