Serow
Genus of goat-antelope ('Capricornis') / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Serow (disambiguation).
The serow (/səˈroʊ/, or /ˈsɛroʊ/), is any of four species of medium-sized goat-like or antelope-like mammals in the genus Capricornis. All four species of serow were, until recently, classified under Naemorhedus, which now only contains the gorals.
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Serow[1] | |
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Mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) at Dusit Zoo, Bangkok, Thailand. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Tribe: | Ovibovini |
Genus: | Capricornis Ogilby, 1837 |
Type species | |
Antilope thar[1] Hodgson, 1831 | |
Species | |
Capricornis crispus |
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