Himalayan serow

Weight

95 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

19.8 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

21 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forest, shrublandsrc for Habitat

Gestation

228 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

2.5 years – 2.75 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

By day (diurnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The himalayan serow is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderArtiodactyla
5. familyBovidae
6. genusCapricornis
7. SpeciesCapricornis thar (Hodgson, 1831)

Synonyms Antilope thar, Capricornis sumatraensis thar

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Japanese serow

Capricornis crispus

Bovidae

VU, Vulnerable

Mainland serow

Capricornis sumatraensis

Bovidae

LC, Least Concern

Taiwan serow

Capricornis swinhoei

Bovidae

VU, Vulnerable

Red serow

Capricornis rubidus

Bovidae

NT, Near Threatened

Chinese serow

Capricornis milneedwardsii

Bovidae

I

Indochinese serow

Capricornis maritimus

BovidaeNo free photo yet

CompareHimalayan serow vs Japanese serowHimalayan serow vs Mainland serowHimalayan serow vs Taiwan serowHimalayan serow vs Red serow

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@misc{himalayan_serow_2026,
  title = {Himalayan serow (Capricornis thar)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-serow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}