Arabian Tahr

Arabitragus jayakari

Summary 3

The Arabian tahr (Arabitragus jayakari) is a species of tahr native to Arabia. Until recently, it was placed in the genus Hemitragus, but genetic evidence supports its removal to separate monotypic genus.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) cosmo45, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stuffed_Arabian_Tahr.jpg
  2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
  3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabitragus_jayakari

More Info

iNat Map

Ecological niche Medium Herbivore
Region Middle East - Arabia
Status in w palearctic 50-90% of original range
Z ecotourism potential 2