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tahr

A S Asian goat-antelope; thick coat except on head; short curved horns; inhabits steep, tree-covered hillsides; three species: Himalayan tahr (introduced in New Zealand), Nilgiri tahr, and Arabian tahr. (Genus: Hemitragus.)

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Conservation status: Vulnerable

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
In part
Genus

Hemitragus
Nilgiritragus
Arabitragus

Tahrs are three species of large ungulates closely relative to the wild goat.

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