The mainland serow, Capricornis sumatraensis, is a species of serow native to the Himalayas, Southeast Asia and China, and is closely related to the red serow. It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. In 1831 Brian Houghton Hodgson first described a goat-like animal with short annulated horns from the montane regions between the Sutlej and Teesta Rivers. When William Ogilby, who described the genus Capricornis in 1838, chose the Himalayan serow as its type species. Teeth from a mainland serow found in Khok Sung district date from the Middle Pleistocene. Its coat has bristly guard hairs and a mane that runs from the horns to the middle of the back. It is listed in CITES Appendix I.
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The mainland serow occurs in central and southern China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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The mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) is a species of serow native to the Himalayas, Southeast Asia and China.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Mainland serow (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it livesQuote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The mainland serow occurs in central and southern China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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Source Mainland serow (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it livesQuote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The mainland serow occurs in central and southern China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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Source Mainland serow (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it livesQuote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The mainland serow occurs in central and southern China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Mainland serow (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it livesQuote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The mainland serow occurs in central and southern China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Mainland serow (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it livesQuote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The mainland serow occurs in central and southern China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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The mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) is a species of serow native to the Himalayas, Southeast Asia and China.
Behaviour and ecology
Dental microwear texture analysis of both living and fossil specimens of the Sumatran serow indicate that it is primarily a browsing herbivore and that its browsing activity is dominated by folivory.
Behaviour and ecology, activity pattern
They are active at varied times, having peaks of diurnal activity and nocturnal activity.
Conservation
The mainland serow is protected under CITES Appendix I.
Distribution and habitat
In Assam, it inhabits hilly forests above an elevation of 300 m (980 ft), but descends to 100 m (330 ft) in winter.
Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The mainland serow occurs in central and southern China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF IUCN Red List category record 4262616
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VULNERABLE
3. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): AnAge entry for Capricornis sumatraensis
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Maximum longevity 18.5 years (captivity)
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In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Inner systematicsQuote, In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Inner systematics
The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, LeadQuote, Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Lead
Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
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