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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Himalayan Tahr being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Nilgiritragus hylocrius
- Capra cylindricornis
- Naemorhedus goral
- Capra caucasica
- Capra sibirica
- Capra hircus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Hemitragus
- Species
- Hemitragus jemlahicus
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