Red serow

Red serow[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Capricornis
Species:
C. rubidus
Binomial name
Capricornis rubidus
(Blyth, 1863)
Distribution of red serow
Synonyms
  • Naemorhedus rubidus
  • Capricornis sumatraensis rubidus

The red serow (Capricornis rubidus), also called the Burmese red serow,[2] is a goat-antelope thought to be native to southern Bangladesh and northern Myanmar.[1] It sometimes has been considered a subspecies of C. sumatraensis.[1] In the northeastern part of India, the red serow occurs widely in the hills south of the Brahmaputra river.[4][5] 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.[2]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.[6]

In December 2023, a red serow was found in Sunamganj District of Sylhet Forest Division in north-eastern Bangladesh.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Grubb, P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 704. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b c Shepard, C. (2022) [amended version of 2021 assessment]. "Capricornis rubidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T3815A214430673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T3815A214430673.en. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (1997). Checklist of the mammals of Assam (Revised 2nd ed.). Guwahati, India: Gibbon Books & Assam Science Technology & Environment Council. pp. 103pp. ISBN 81-900866-0-X.
  5. ^ Choudhury, A.U (2003). "Status of serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) in Assam" (PDF). Tigerpaper. 30 (2): 1–2.
  6. ^ "Redlist - Burmese Red Serow".
  7. ^ Deshwara, Mintu (2023-12-27). "Rare red serow rescued in Sunamganj". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-28.