Red serow
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| Red Serow[1] | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Capricornis |
| Species: | C. rubidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Capricornis rubidus David, 1869 | |
The red serow (Capricornis rubidus) is an endangered goat-antelope, thought to be native to northern Burma.[1] It has been considered a subspecies of C. sumatraensis.[1] In the northeastern part of India, the red serow occurs widely in the hills south of the Brahmaputra river.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grubb, P. (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 704. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ "Capricornis sumatraensis ssp. rubidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 1996. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ↑ Choudhury, A.U.(1997). Checklist of the mammals of Assam. Revised 2nd edition. Gibbon Books & Assam Science Technology & Environment Council, Guwahati, India. 103pp.ISBN 81-900866-O-X
- ↑ Choudhury, A.U. (2003). Status of serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) in Assam. Tigerpaper 30(2): 1-2.
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