Capricornis crispus

(Temminck, 1836)

Japanese Serow

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1836-02-01. Coup-d'oeil sur la faune des îles de la Sonde et de l'Empire du Japon. Discours préliminaire destiné à servir d'introduction à la Faune du Japon. Musée des Pays-Bas, Leiden, 30 pp.

Original name as described

Antilope crispa

Type material

RMNH.MAM.39278, RMNH.MAM.39279.a, RMNH.MAM.39279.b, RMNH.MAM.54993, RMNH.MAM.54994, RMNH.MAM.54995

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Japan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Japan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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