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The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India.
The Nilgiri tahr is the only mountain ungulate in southern India amongst the 12 species present in India. It is also the state animal of Tamil Nadu. The Nilgiri tahr, which used to be found along the entire stretch of Western Ghats, is presently found only in small fragmented pockets.
The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to India. It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu. Despite its local name, it is more closely related to the sheep of the genus Ovis than the ibex and wild goats of the genus Capra.
Nilgiri Tahr is the state animal of Tamil Nadu, whose cultural and ecological significance have been documented and written in the Tamil Sangam Literatures viz., Silappathigaaram and Seevagasinthamani as early as 2000 years ago.
Nilgiri Tahr, locally known as Varaiaadu, is the state animal of Tamil Nadu. It is the only mountain ungulate in southern India among the 12 species found in India. Distribution: It is endemic to the southern part of the Western Ghats, which falls in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The Nilgiri Tahr is an endangered animal native to India, where they must compete for food, face loss of habitation, are poached for their meat, and die due to disease.
Nilgiri tahr are active from dawn to late evening, grazing most frequently in the early morning and late afternoon (Prater, 1971; Nowak, 1991). When the sun is at its peak, tahr retreat to higher, rockier terrain in order to rest in the relatively secure shade of cliffs (Prater, 1971).
The iconic State animal of Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Tahr is an elusive endemic mammals found in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The first of its kind project to conserve the state animal, ‘Project Nilgiri Tahr’ was implemented by the Tamil Nadu Government on 24th Dec 2022 (G.O. MS. No 222).
Nilgiri tahr are endemic to the Western Ghats mountain range of southern India. They are typically found in grassy meadow habitats near cliff faces (used for refuge from predators) at elevations of 1,200-2,600 m. Lower elevation forests are avoided. The approximate range is depicted in the map below.
Nilgiritragus hylocrius - Nilgiri Tahr This species is endemic to southern western Ghats. It has a patchy distribution in western ghats of southern Karnataka and Kerala.