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title: "Himalayan Tahr"
description: "Hemitragus jemlahicus — Mamíferos. The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/himalayan-tahr
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Himalayan Tahr

> Hemitragus jemlahicus — Mamíferos. The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal.

- Scientific name: *Hemitragus jemlahicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 587
- Wikidata: [Q728636](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q728636)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42324](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42324)

## Names

- en: Himalayan Tahr
- de: Himalayatahr
- es: Tar del Himalaya
- fr: Thar de l'Himalaya
- nl: Himalayathargeit
- pl: Tar himalajski

## Countries with the most observations

NP (151), ZA (132), IN (104), NZ (54), CN (5)

## Summary

The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss.
The Himalayan tahr has been introduced to Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.

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

## Photo

![Himalayan Tahr](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/himalayan-tahr/medium.jpg)

Photo: n_armstrong · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137814281

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/himalayan-tahr?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).