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Sumatran serow

Binomial name: Capricornis sumatraensis, Johann Matthäus Bechstein, 1799

The Sumatran serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), also known as the southern serow, is a species of goat-antelope native to mountain forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The former name of this species is "mainland serow", as all the mainland species of serow (Chinese, red and Himalayan) used to be considered subspecies of this species. The Sumatran serow is threatened due to habitat loss and hunting, leading to it being evaluated as vulnerable by the IUCN.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Capricornis
Species
Capricornis sumatraensis

Common names

  • English:
    • Southern serow
    • Sumatran serow

Synonyms

  • Capricornis sumatraensis, Johann Matthäus Bechstein (1799)

Species in same genus

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN3.1)

Vulnerable (IUCN3.1)

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Distribution map of Sumatran serow, Capricornis sumatraensis in Thailand

Range map of Capricornis sumatraensis in Thailand

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