| Arabian tahr | |
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| Tahr at Al Ain Zoo near Jebel Hafeet in the UAE | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Tribe: | Caprini |
| Genus: | Arabitragus Ropiquet & Hassanin, 2005 |
| Species: | A. jayakari
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| Binomial name | |
| Arabitragus jayakari (Thomas, 1894)
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| Distribution of the tahr in the region of the Hajar Mountains of Oman and the UAE in Eastern Arabia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hemitragus jayakari | |
The Arabian tahr (Arabitragus jayakari) is a species of tahr native to eastern Arabia. Until recently, it was placed in the genus Hemitragus, but genetic evidence supports its removal to a separate monotypic genus, Arabitragus.
- ^ Ross, S.; Al-Rawahi, H.; Al-Jahdhami, M.H.; Spalton, J.A.; Mallon, D.; Al-Shukali, A.S.; Al-Rasbi, A.; Al-Fazari, W.; Chreiki, M.K. (2019) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Arabitragus jayakari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T9918A156925170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T9918A156925170.en. Retrieved 18 February 2022.