Hemitragus
Genus of mammals
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Hemitragus is a genus of bovids that currently contains a single living species, the Himalayan tahr. Two extinct species are also known from the Pleistocene.[1][2]
| Hemitragus Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent | |
|---|---|
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| Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Tribe: | Caprini |
| Genus: | Hemitragus (Hodgson, 1841) |
| Species | |
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Hemitragus jemlahicus | |
The Arabian tahr and Nilgiri tahr were once included in Hemitragus but have since been assigned to their own genera.[3]