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Red serow

Capricornis rubidus Blyth, 1863

VUVulnerablemammals

The red serow (Capricornis rubidus) is a species in the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh about 95 kg and live up to 19.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Red serow (Capricornis rubidus)
Photo: Simon J. Tonge simon.tonge@paigntonzoo.org.uk · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red 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
forestsrc 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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red serow live?

Not recorded

What is the red serow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red serow (Capricornis rubidus), also called the Burmese red serow, is a goat-antelope thought to be native to southern Bangladesh and northern Myanmar. It sometimes has been considered a subspecies of C. sumatraensis. In the northeastern part of India, the red serow occurs widely in the hills south of the Brahmaputra river. although the IUCN states that this species is recorded with certainty only from Myanmar, in Kachin State, and that records in India refer to the Himalayan serow. Serow in South and Southeast Asia are threatened by habitat destruction, poaching, and disease transmission from domestic livestock. Myanmar and India face severe poaching issues despite legal protections.

In December 2023, a red serow was found in Sunamganj District of Sylhet Forest Division in north-eastern Bangladesh.

From the Wikipedia article “Red serow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_serow&oldid=1383673731), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red serow endangered?

The red serow is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the red serow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyBovidae
  6. genusCapricornis
  7. SpeciesCapricornis rubidus Blyth, 1863

Synonyms Capricornis sumatraensis rubidus

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Arakan serowEnglish
  • Burmese red serowEnglish
  • سيرو أحمرArabic
  • ساروية حمراءArabic
  • serau červenýCzech
  • Roter SerauGerman
  • Serau RojoSpanish
  • Serow rougeFrench
  • Vörös széróHungarian
  • Capricorno rossoItalian
  • アカカモシカJapanese
  • 붉은산양Korean
  • RødserovNorwegian Bokmål
  • Rode BosgemsDutch
  • serau rudyPolish
  • Красный серауRussian
  • เลียงผาแดงThai
  • 红鬣羚Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red serow

Other species in the same genus Capricornis.

NT, Near Threatened
Chinese serow (Capricornis milneedwardsii)

Chinese serow

Capricornis milneedwardsii

Bovidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red serow?

An adult red serow weighs 95 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red serow endangered?

The red serow is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the red serow live?

The red serow has a recorded lifespan of 19.8 years.

How long is the red serow pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 228 days.

What kind of animal is the red serow?

The red serow (Capricornis rubidus) belongs to the family Bovidae in the order Artiodactyla.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{red_serow_2026,
  title = {Red serow (Capricornis rubidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-serow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}