Budorcas tibetana

A. Milne-Edwards, 1874

Chinese 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

Authority citation

Milne-Edwards, A. 1874-06-22. [Livraisons 16-20]. Pp. 305–386 in Milne-Edwards, A. 1872-1874. Mémoire sur la Faune mammalogique du Tibet oriental, et principalement de la principauté de Moupin. Pp. 231–386 in Milne-Edwards, H. and Milne-Edwards, A. 1868-1874. Recherches pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des mammifères. Tome premier – Texte. G. Masson, Paris, 394 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524443

Original name as described

Budorcas taxicola var. tibetana

Other common names

Golden Takin

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-541 (= MNHN Galerie 423-29), MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-542 (= MNHN Galerie 426-29), MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-55 (= MNHN Galerie 424-29), MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-56 (= MNHN Galerie 425-29), MNHN-ZM-MO-1874-689 (= MNHN Galerie 427-29)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Moupin (Baoxing), Sichuan Province, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

split from B. taxicolor; includes bedfordi, 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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006681

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 taxicola var. tibetana

A. Milne-Edwards, 1874

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tibetana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-541 (= MNHN Galerie 423-29), MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-542 (= MNHN Galerie 426-29), MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-55 (= MNHN Galerie 424-29), MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-56 (= MNHN Galerie 425-29), MNHN-ZM-MO-1874-689 (= MNHN Galerie 427-29)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524443

Authority publication

Paris

Budorcas taxicolor whitei

Lydekker, 1907

Family

Bovidae

Root name

whitei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.8.24.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/20593868-5eff-46d7-96a5-ca5142ef10ca https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b130e2bb-776e-4b55-a422-bf5cd9cf757b

Authority page

887

Authority publication

The Field

Name usages

  1. Pocock (1911:856, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31561368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67432)
  2. Lydekker (1913:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  3. Groves (2003:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48602943) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9601)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Budorcas tibetanus

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tibetana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

350

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015993

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:350, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015993) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Pocock (1911:856, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31561368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67432)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Budorcas taxicolor whytei

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

whytei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

349

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015992

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:349, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015992) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Budorcas tibetana

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tibetana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771901

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:@unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Budorcas taxicolor tibetana

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tibetana

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 whitei

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

whitei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

669

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:@unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

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