Sichuan takin
The Sichuan takin or Tibetan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana) is a subspecies of 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.
| Sichuan takin | |
|---|---|
| A Sichuan takin at the Lincoln Park Zoo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Tribe: | Caprini |
| Genus: | Budorcas |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | B. t. tibetana |
| Trinomial name | |
| Budorcas taxicolor tibetana Milne-Edwards, 1874 | |
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