Capricornis sumatraensis
(Bechstein, 1799)
Maned 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
Authority citation
Bechstein, J.M. 1799. Thomas Pennant's allgemeine Uebersicht der vierfüßigen Thiere. Erster Band. Industrie-Comptoir, Weimar, 318 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57829701Original name as described
Antilope sumatraensis
Other common names
Indochinese Serow · Southern Serow · Sumatran Serow · Mainland Serow · Himalayan Serow, Nepalese Serow · Western Serow · Chinese Serow · White-maned Serow
Type locality
Sumatra.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Malaysia · Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
includes maritimus, milneedwardsii, and thar, which wereconsidered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011 and milneedwardsii and thar were recognized my other authors as well; 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
Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. · Mori, E., Nerva, L., & Lovari, S. (2019). Reclassification of the serows and gorals: the end of a neverending story?. Mammal Review, 49(3), 256-262.
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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