---
title: "Sichuan-Takin"
description: "Budorcas tibetana — Säugetiere. The Sichuan takin or Tibetan takin (Budorcas tibetana) is a species of Budorcas closely related to takin (goat-antelope)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/chinese-takin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sichuan-Takin

> Budorcas tibetana — Säugetiere. The Sichuan takin or Tibetan takin (Budorcas tibetana) is a species of Budorcas closely related to takin (goat-antelope).

- Scientific name: *Budorcas tibetana*
- Category: `mammals` (Säugetiere)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `mountains` (Gebirge)
- iNaturalist observations: 378
- iNaturalist taxon: [1431007](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1431007)

## Names

- en: Chinese Takin
- de: Sichuan-Takin
- es: Takín Oriental
- fr: Takin du Sichuan

## Countries with the most observations

CN (206)

## Summary

The Sichuan takin or Tibetan takin (Budorcas tibetana) is a species of Budorcas closely related to takin (goat-antelope). Listed as a vulnerable species, the Sichuan takin is native to Tibet and the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_takin

## Photo

![Sichuan-Takin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chinese-takin/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203192592

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chinese-takin?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).