A subspecies of takins, an animal found in the Himalayas
Mishmi takin
Mishi takin from Prague Zoo
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Caprinae
Tribe:
Caprini
Genus:
Budorcas
Species:
B. taxicolor
Subspecies:
B. t. taxicolor
Trinomial name
Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor
Hodgson, 1850
The Mishmi takin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor) is an endangered goat-antelope native to India, Myanmar and the People's Republic of China. It is a subspecies of takin.
The Mishmi takin lives in Northeast India and eats bamboo and willow shoots. It has an oily coat to protect it from the fog.
Several zoos and wildlife parks keep Mishmi takins in captivity, notably Kolmården Wildlife Park (Sweden), Beijing Zoo (China), Skærup Zoo (Denmark), Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh-India), Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (India),[1] Tierpark Berlin (Germany), Rostov Zoo (Russia), Wrocław Zoo (Poland), Sofia Zoo (Bulgaria), Tallinn Zoo (Estonia), Helsinki Zoo (Finland), Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and Paignton Zoo (England), Highland Wildlife Park (Scotland), Denver Zoological Gardens (USA), Nyíregyháza Zoo (Hungary), and Taman Safari (Indonesia).
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The Mishmitakin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor) is an endangered goat-antelope native to India, Myanmar and the People's Republic of China. It is a subspecies...
subspecies: the Mishmitakin (B. t. taxicolor), the golden takin (B. t. bedfordi), the Tibetan (or Sichuan) takin (B. t. tibetana), and the Bhutan takin (B. t....
subspecies of the Takin: MishmiTakin (B. t. taxicolor), Sichuan Takin (B. t. tibetana), Bhutan Takin/White's Takin (B. t. whitei), and Golden takin (B. t. bedfordi)...
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from the region. One of the most unusual ungulates found here is the Mishmitakin. Himalayan serow, musk deer and the Himalayan black bear are also found...
Devanagric scripts. The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmitakin, red goral and Gongshan muntjac occur, while among birds there is the...
Dihang-Dibang Part of Siang and Dibang Valley Arunachal Pradesh Eastern Himalaya Mishmitakin, musk deer 5112 10 1997 Dibru-Saikhowa Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia...
602 sq mi). The sanctuary is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmitakin, red goral, musk deer (at least two species), red panda, Asiatic black...
came at the end of June 2007. In 2008, Bactrian deer, Chinese gorals, Mishmitakins, red pandas, Himalayan tahr, northern lynxes, Afghan urial and European...
donkeys like Indian wild ass and kiang, and caprines like Bhutan takin, Mishmitakin, red serow, Himalayan serow, red goral, Himalayan goral, markhor...
Buddhism (2.65%). The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmitakin (Miju: gheyam), Red goral, Gongshan muntjac, Leaf muntjac occurs while...
mammals such as Mishmitakin, Red goral and Leaf muntjac occurs while among birds there is the rare Sclater's Monal. A flying squirrel, the Mishmi Hills Giant...
Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmitakin, Red goral, Musk deer (at least two species), Red panda, Asiatic black...
first language. The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmitakin, red goral, elephants, wild water buffalos and leaf muntjac live in the...
first language. The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmitakin, Snow leopards, Red pandas, and Musk deer occur while among birds there...
population Takin B. taxicolor Hodgson, 1850 Four subspecies B. t. bedfordi (Golden takin) B. t. taxicolor (Mishmitakin) B. t. tibetana (Sichuan takin) B. t...
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marbled cat, capped langur, slender loris, white browed gibbon, musk deer, Mishmitakin, red panda, and serow. The king cobra, python and great whip snake are...
on December 2, 2009, alongside enclosures for yaks, American bison, Mishmitakin, waterbuck, Ankole-Watusi cattle, muskoxen, Pallas' cats, mountain lions...
of 177 km2 (68 sq mi). It is located between the Dapha bum range of the Mishmi Hills and the Patkai range with a wide elevation range between 200 and 4...
protected areas. Tigers are also present in Pakke Tiger Reserve. In the Mishmi Hills, tigers were recorded in 2017 up to an elevation of 3,630 m (11,910 ft)...
in the herd, and roam mostly freely throughout the forests. To the Idu Mishmi, Nyishi people or Adi people (Bangni-Booker Lhobas incl pasi, padam, minyong...
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