Himalayan tahr
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An illustration based on the real animal.
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Male Himalayan tahrs grow a long mane around their neck and shoulders in winter.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Himalayan tahr
- Scientific name
- Hemitragus jemlahicus
- Japanese name
- ヒマラヤタール
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Hemitragus
A member of the cattle family, it lives high up in the mountains on the southern slopes of the Himalayas.
Its hooves have a hard rim and a soft inner pad, which make it very good at climbing up and down steep cliffs.
Males and females usually live in separate herds and come together in the breeding season.
How the Himalayan tahr lives
They are especially active in the early morning and late afternoon. They eat grass and leaves from trees. They move uphill in the morning and rest there around midday. They move downhill for the night.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web多摩動物公園Basic data
- Size
- Head and body length: 150–175 cmShoulder height: 80–100 cm多摩動物公園
- Weight
- 60–90 kg多摩動物公園
- Lifespan
- up to 22 years in captivityUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Active
- At dawn and duskUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Diet
- Grass and leaves多摩動物公園
- Range
- Himalayas多摩動物公園
Where the Himalayan tahr has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ヒマラヤタール
- 简体中文
- 喜玛拉雅塔尔羊
- 繁體中文
- 喜瑪拉雅塔爾羊
- 한국어
- 히말라야타르
- Español
- Tar del Himalaya
- Français
- Jharal
- Deutsch
- Himalaya-Tahr
- Português (Brasil)
- Tahr-do-Himalaia
- Italiano
- Tahr
- हिन्दी
- हिमालयी तहर
- العربية
- طهر الهملايا
- Русский
- Гималайский тар
- বাংলা
- হিমালয়ান থর
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — ヒマラヤタールChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Hemitragus jemlahicusChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Himalayan tahr, look for this
- Look for horns that curve upward, backward and then inward.
- Notice the relatively short legs and small head.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebEXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Himalayan tahr
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
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Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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