A Himalayan mammal, somewhere between a goat and an antelope, has been confirmed as the newest creature to be spotted in Assam.
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The Himalayan serow is a subspecies of the mainland serow native to the Himalayas.
The Himalayan serow is mostly blackish, with flanks, hindquarters, and upper legs that are a rusty red; its lower legs are whitish.
- Common name: Himalayan Serow
- Scientific name: Capricornis sumatraensi thar.
- Local name: Jingal, Yemu.
- Description: An appearance of a goat with long, donkey like ears, and a habit of standing with forelegs astraddle, make the Serow an ungainly goat antelope. Its coarse coat(long hair length than the Goral) varies from black to red.
- IUCN status: Near threatened.
- It is listed in CITES Appendix I.