The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India. It is the only species in the genus Nilgiritragus and is closely related to the sheep of the genus Ovis.
It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu.[2]
^Alempath, M.; Rice, C. (2008). "Nilgiritragus hylocrius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T9917A13026736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T9917A13026736.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^Prater, S. H. (1971) [1948]. The book of Indian Animals. Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society.
The Nilgiritahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats...
Himalayan tahr, Nilgiritragus for the Nilgiritahr, and Arabitragus for the Arabian tahr. While the Arabian tahr of Oman and the Nilgiritahr of South...
3 sq mi), which includes intact shola-grassland mosaic, habitat for the Nilgiritahr. Silent Valley National Park lies just to the south and contiguous with...
mammal attraction is the Nilgiritahr. The park was previously known as NilgiriTahr National Park. The park is a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India's...
grasslands are home to the endangered Nilgiritahr, which resembles a stocky goat with curved horns. The Nilgiritahrs are found only in the montane grasslands...
closed season or bag limit on Himalayan tahr, and they may be hunted even with an airgun. Arabian tahrNilgiritahr Ale, S.B.; Sathyakumar, S.; Forsyth,...
jackal, Indian boar, Nilgiritahr, Indian spotted chevrotain, black buck, Asian palm civet, sloth bear, four-horned antelope, Nilgiri marten, Indian crested...
the tahr. Another place in the UAE, Sir Bani Yas in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, was also set up for its conservation. Himalayan tahrNilgiritahr Wildlife...
been recorded in the park, including the largest regional population of Nilgiritahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius), a rare highland ungulate related to sheep...
include the grizzled giant squirrel, grey slender loris, sloth bear, Nilgiritahr, Nilgiri langur, lion-tailed macaque, and the Indian leopard. Chennai is...
Ghats: "Eravikulam National Park, Munnar, Kerala, India, the home of NilgiriTahr". Eravikulam.org. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved...
species such as lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiritahr, leopard, Nilgiri langur, dhole and gaur. The endemic Nilgiritahr, which was on the brink of extinction...
surviving population of the Nilgiritahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius). Asian elephants, gaur, Bengal tigers, and the Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii) are...
endemic species including Nilgiri Thar, the grizzled giant squirrel, the Nilgiri wood-pigeon, elephant, the gaur, the Nilgiri langur, the sambar, and the...
living species, the Himalayan tahr. Two extinct species are also known from the Pleistocene. The Arabian tahr and Nilgiritahr were once included in Hemitragus...
species including the Nilgiritahr, the grizzled giant squirrel, the Nilgiri wood-pigeon, the elephant, the gaur, the Nilgiri langur, the sambar, and...
forests. These also include vulnerable species like the Bengal tiger, NilgiriTahr, and the lion-tailed macaque. Other mammals found in Tamil Nadu include:...
include the grizzled giant squirrel, grey slender loris, sloth bear, Nilgiritahr, Nilgiri langur, lion-tailed macaque, and the Indian leopard. Politics in...
altitude of 2,630m above sea level. It is a shelter for Nilgiri Langur, NilgiriTahr and Nilgiri Marten. Other major peaks are Doddabetta, Kudikadu (2,590m)...
Journal, Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association and Tamil Nadu Forest Department, 1968 Davidar and E.R.C. The Nilgiritahr of the Nilgiris, Tahr (Newsletter...
Kolukkumalai to Meesapulimala is highly restricted. Wildlife including the Nilgiritahr, sambar deer, wild gaur, wild dogs and even the sloth bear. U.S.Army...
Nilgiri langur, bonnet macaque and gray langur are also found in the region. Nilgiritahr is an endangered ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiris and...
endemic species include blackbuck, nilgai, [bharal]], barasingha, Nilgiritahr, and Nilgiri langur. There are about 31 species of aquatic mammals including...
found in the region include the grey slender loris, sloth bear, Nilgiritahr, Nilgiri langur, lion-tailed macaque, and the Indian leopard. As per the...
birds such as the grey wagtail. The Valparai range is habitat to the Nilgiritahr, an endemic wild ungulate. These mountain goats inhabit the high ranges...
Dhole, sloth bear, Nilgiritahr, lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Salim Ali's fruit bat, stripe-necked mongoose, and Nilgiri marten. About 266 species...
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