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Himalayan tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus · Introduced/exotic big game · Big game

Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus): Males about 73 kg with a thick neck and shoulder ruff; females about 36 kg. Curved horns: males to 450 mm, females to 190 mm. This profile does not establish whether taking it is legal anywhere.

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Scientific name
Hemitragus jemlahicus
Family
Bovidae
In North America
Introduced
Range
Native to the Himalaya from Kashmir through northern India to Nepal and Sikkim, and southern Tibet. Introduced in New Zealand, California and South Africa (NatureServe); Animal Diversity Web also lists New Mexico and Ontario.
Biology

How to identify it

Males about 73 kg with a thick neck and shoulder ruff; females about 36 kg. [1][2]

Curved horns: males to 450 mm, females to 190 mm. [1][2]

Winter coat darker, summer coat lighter brown. [1][2]

Young uniformly brown with black front legs. [1][2]

Field knowledge

Where it lives

Rugged, mostly wooded slopes and rocky ground at 750-5,000 m. [1][2]

Field knowledge

How it behaves

Herds of 2-23; males separate from females outside the breeding season [1][2]

Most active at dawn and dusk; moves up and down slopes daily [1][2]

Grazes alpine herbs and subalpine plants [1][2]

Regulatory handoff

Limited legal take

Legal take of this species exists only under narrow conditions — a quota, a draw, a permit, a small area, or animals released or held on private land — set by the authorities below. Nowhere else is a legal opportunity implied, and Hunt shows one only where a certified rule establishes it.

Where legal take is listed

Being listed is not an open season. Seasons, zones, licences, methods and limits decide whether this animal may be taken on a given day and place — check Hunt or the authority before you go. Listings read 2026-09-30.

Geospatial intelligence

Where it is found

Native to the Himalaya from Kashmir through northern India to Nepal and Sikkim, and southern Tibet. Introduced in New Zealand, California and South Africa (NatureServe); Animal Diversity Web also lists New Mexico and Ontario.

Biology

Sources

Every claim above is attributed to one of these published sources.

  1. NatureServe · reviewed 2026-09-30

    NatureServe

  2. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology · reviewed 2026-09-30

    University of Michigan Museum of Zoology