Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)

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Facts

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae
Genus	Budorcas (1)
Size	Length: 1.7 - 2.2 m (2) Shoulder height: 1 - 1.3 m (2)
Weight	up to 350 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) by the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). Subspecies: Golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) and Mishmi takin (B. t. taxicolor) are classified as Endangered (EN); Sichuan takin (B. t. tibetana) and Bhutan takin (B. t. whitei) are classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).