Japanese serow Capricornis crispus is a Special Natural Monument species. From Wordnik.com. [Shirakami-sanchi (Shirakami mountains), Japan] Reference
The Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) is just one of 46 mammals endemic to Japan. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in Japan] Reference
Another distinctive species of Sumatra's montane forests is the serow (Capricornis sumatraensis). From Wordnik.com. [Sumatran montane rain forests] Reference
The ecoregion's mammals also include several threatened species, including Murina grisea, and the serow (Capricornis sumatraensis). From Wordnik.com. [Western Himalayan broadleaf forests] Reference
Other endangered large mammals include the Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), Giant Muntjac (Megamuntiacus vuquangensis) and possibly the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis). From Wordnik.com. [Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam] Reference
Among these are three of the National Reserved Wildlife Species of Thailand: wild water buffalo Bubalus arnee, mainland serow Capricornis sumatraensis and hog deer Cervus porcinus. From Wordnik.com. [Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand] Reference
The ecoregion harbors several threatened species, including the endangered red panda (Ailurus fulgens), takin (Budorcas taxicolor), serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), and particolored squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger). From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests] Reference
There are several threatened species such as the endangered snow leopard, takin, and Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus baileyi), and the vulnerable serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) and Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) (in eastern Nepal and Sikkim) in this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows] Reference
Other rare and important species in the area of Mount Wuyi include: the Chinese tiger Panthera tigris amoyensis, clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa, leopard P. pardus, black muntjac Muntiacus crinifrons, mainland serow Capricornis sumatraensis, Cabot's tragopan Tragopan caboti, Chinese black-backed pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti, the Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus, and the butterfly Golden Kaiserihind Teinopalpus aureus. From Wordnik.com. [Mount Wuyi, China] Reference
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park supports a few serow (Capricornis sumatrensis). From Wordnik.com. [Chao Phraya lowland moist deciduous forests] Reference
Buprestis and the Capricornis, which burrow in the trunks of trees, are similarly shaped. From Wordnik.com. [Social Life in the Insect World] Reference
Larvæ which burrow in wood, such as those of Capricornis and Buprestes, will apparently answer our first question. From Wordnik.com. [Social Life in the Insect World] Reference
As with the larvæ of Capricornis and Buprestes, it is enough for the traveller to have around it the small amount of free space necessitated by its movements. From Wordnik.com. [Social Life in the Insect World] Reference
The mammal assemblage also includes several threatened species, including the endangered Douc langur, tiger (Panthera tigris), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), gaur (Bos gaurus), banteng (Bos javanicus), serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), and particoloured flying squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger). From Wordnik.com. [Northern Annamites rain forests] Reference
These include the tiger (Panthera tigris), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), golden langur, smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata), clouded leopard (Pardofelis nebulosa), gaur (Bos gaurus), serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), Irrawaddy squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus), and particoloured squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger). From Wordnik.com. [Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests] Reference
It is big enough to support several of the larger and increasingly rare mammal species, such as tiger Panthera tigris (E), leopard P. pardus, clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa (V), Elephas maximus (E), tapir Tapirus indicus (E), Sumatran rhinoceros Didermocerus sumatraensis (E), gaur Bos gaurus (V), mainland serow Capricornis sumatraensis (I) and hog deer Cervus porcinus. From Wordnik.com. [Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand] Reference
A number of internationally threatened species are found including lesser (red) panda Ailurus fulgens (V), Asiatic black bear Selenarctos thibetanus (V), mainland serow Capricornis sumatrensis (I), Asiatic golden cat Felis temmincki (I), Tibetan macaque Macaca thibetana (K), Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus (I) and Grey-hooded parrotbill Paradoxornis zappeyi (R). From Wordnik.com. [Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha, China] Reference
Serow (Capricornis sumatrensis) was plentiful. From Wordnik.com. [Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests] Reference
Capricornis, 21-2. From Wordnik.com. [Social Life in the Insect World] Reference
Nevertheless, there are several threatened species, including the endangered tiger (Panthera tigris), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), clouded leopard (Pardofelis nebulosa), dhole (Cuon alpinus), gaur (Bos gaurus), banteng (Bos javanicus), khting vor (Pseudonovibos spiralis), pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus), and serow (Capricornis sumatraensis). From Wordnik.com. [Cardamom Mountains rain forests] Reference
Large mammals include rhesus and stump-tailed macaques Macaca mulatta and M. speciosa, Asiatic black bear Selenarctos thibetanus (V), wild dog Cuon alpinus (V), civet Viverra zibetha, Chinese ferret-badger Melogale moschata, clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa (V), wild boar Sus scrofa, sika deer Cervus nippon, mainland serow Capricornis sumatraensis (I), red-bellied and spotted squirrels Callosciurus erythraeus and Tamiops swinhoei, and pangolin Manis pentadactyla. From Wordnik.com. [Mount Huangshan Scenic Beauty and Historic Interest Site, China] Reference
The ecoregion also harbors several threatened species, including the endangered tiger (Panthera tigris), red panda (Ailurus fulgens), takin (Budorcas taxicolor), and serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) and the vulnerable Vespertilionidae bat (Myotis sicarius), Assamese macaque (Macaca assamensis), stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides), wild dog (Cuon alpinus), back-striped weasel (Mustela strigidorsa), clouded leopard (Pardofelis nebulosa), and Irrawaddy squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus). From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests] Reference
Wild species that persist in the ecoregion's national parks include the gaur (Bos gaurus), sambar (Cervus unicolor), serow (Capricornis sumatrensis), golden cat (Felix temmincki), masked palm civet (Paguma larvata), marbled cat (Felis marmorata), leopard cat (Felis bengalensis), spotted linsang (Prionodon pardicolor), Himalayan black-bear (Selenarctos thibetanus), Himalayan sun-bear (Helarctos malayanus), binturong (Arctictis binturong), dhole (Cuon alpinus), and capped langur (Presbytis pileatus). From Wordnik.com. [Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests] Reference
Mammals include such notable species as giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca (EN), lesser panda Ailurus fulgens (EN), golden snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus roxellanae roxellanae (VU), Asiatic black bear Selenarctos thibetanus (VU), brown bear Ursus arctos, Asiatic wild dog Cuon alpinus (VU), leopard Panthera pardus fusca, lynx Felis lynx, Pallas 'cat Felis manul, Sichuan takin Budorcas taxicolor thibetana (VU), mainland serow Capricornis sumatraensis (VU), common goral Nemorhaedus goral, argali sheep Ovis ammon (VU) and three species of deer, one being the white-lipped deer, Cervus albirostris (VU). From Wordnik.com. [Huanglong National Scenic Area, China] Reference
Other mammals of conservation significance include Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), gaur (Bos gaurus), southern serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), banteng (Bos javanicus), red panda (Ailurus fulgens), particoloured flying squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger), pygmy loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus), three macaque species (Macaca nemestrina, Macaca assamensis, and Macaca arctoides), wild dog (Cuon alpinus), Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), back-striped weasel (Mustela strigidorsa), inornate squirrel (Callosciurus inornatus), smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata), Lowe's otter civet (Cynogale lowei), and clouded leopard (Pardofelis nebulosa). From Wordnik.com. [Northern Indochina subtropical forests] Reference
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