Budorcas taxicolor

Hodgson, 1850

Himalayan Takin

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Caprini
Genus : Budorcas

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hodgson, B.H. 1850. On the Tákin of the Eastern Himálaya: _Budorcas Taxicolor_ mihi. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 19:65-75.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128770

Original name as described

Budorcas taxicolor

Other common names

Takin · Mishmi Takin · Bhutan Takin · White's Takin

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.662

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a71668ba-4baf-4842-a04e-1efb978a3320

Type locality

Mishmi Hills, E Himalayas.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Bhutan · China · Myanmar

Taxonomy notes

previously included B. tibetana; includes whitei, which was considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Yang, L., Wei, F., Zhan, X., Fan, H., Zhao, P., Huang, G., ... & Hu, Y. (2022). Evolutionary conservation genomics reveals recent speciation and local adaptation in threatened takins. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(6), msac111. · Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006179

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Budorcas taxicolor

Hodgson, 1850

Family

Bovidae

Root name

taxicolor

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.662

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a71668ba-4baf-4842-a04e-1efb978a3320

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128770

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:174, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534855) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Ward (1910:349, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015992) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:211, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:329, 330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Smith & Xie (2008:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  10. Groves & Grubb (2011:220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3160/9643719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Budorcas taxicolor mitchelli

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mitchelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.6.13.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/700c4c10-ec55-449b-a549-0861867116af

Authority page

790

Authority publication

The Field

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Budorcas bedfordi

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bedfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.6.1.64

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/25b5276f-f51b-4a9a-b4db-5112a99f04c6

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252473

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:217, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Budorcas taxicola lichii

Yang Zhongjian, 1948

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lichii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

158

Authority publication

American Journal of Science

Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

taxicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

211

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771898

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:211, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bedfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Budorcas taxicola

J. E. Gray, 1850

Family

Bovidae

Root name

taxicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47594990

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47594990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Gray (1872:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Budorcas taxicolor sinensis

Lydekker in J. R. Ward, 1907

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

350

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20890029

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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