Takin  (Budorcas taxicolor)

Found in the Himalayas and western China (2), their range extends from India, into China, Myanmar and Bhutan (1). The four subspecies differ in range; the golden and Sichuan takins (B. t. bedfordi and B. t. tibetana respectively) are found only in China, whist the Mishimi takin (B. t. taxicolor) is also in India and Myanmar, and the Bhutan takin (B. t. whitei) is found in China, Bhutan and India (1).

Found from forested valleys to rocky, grass covered alpine zones; at altitudes of between 1,000 and 4,500 metres above sea level (4).