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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]
Several threatened mammal species live here including Nilgiri tahr, Indian elephant, Bengal tiger, Nilgiri marten, Nilgiri langur and Bonhote's mouse. Mukurthi is near the northern end of the range of the Nilgiri tahr. A three-day census in March 2007 estimated 200 tahrs in the park including 60 young ones sighted. [13]
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.
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As for the Nilgiri tahr, research indicates its presence to be in the mountain ranges of southern India. Totalling ~1400 individuals in 1998, its largest remaining population appears to survive between the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, where it may be vulnerable to poachers and illegal hunting.
The Karimpuzha wildlife sanctuary has almost all the mammals endemic to Western Ghats including the Nilgiri Tahr and Lion-tailed macaque.The wildlife sanctuary is home to 226 bird, 213 butterfly species, [1] 23 species amphibian species, 33 reptile species and several endangered fish species.
Its habitat is favorable for Asian elephants, tigers, and Nilgiri Tahr. Mukurthi National Park is situated between the Mudumalai National Park and the Silent Valley National Park. Ooty is the nearest town (30 km away). [3] Pichalbetta (2,544 m) and Nilgiri hill are the most prominent peaks adjacent to this area, and Mukurthi Dam is also nearby.
Twenty-six species of mammals have been recorded in the park, including the largest regional population of Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius), [3] a rare highland ungulate related to sheep and goats, estimated at 750 individuals. Other local mammal species include chital, Nilgiri langur, lion-tailed macaques, gaur, red muntjac, wild boar ...