Red Serau
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Red serau ( Capricornis rubidus ) |
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The red serau ( Capricornis rubidus ) is a cloven-hoofed species from the goat-like group (Caprinae). It has only been considered a separate species since 2005, before it was combined with other species as the mainland serau .
Like all Seraue , Red Seraue are stocky, goat-like animals. The name-giving characteristic is the dense, reddish-brown colored fur . Both sexes have short, slightly curved horns that can be 25 centimeters long.
These animals are only found in mountainous regions in northern Myanmar . Little is known about their way of life. Like all Seraue, they are likely to be skilled climbers who predominantly live solitary and feed on grass, herbs and other plant material.
The IUCN lists the Rote Serau because of the hunting and the destruction of the habitat as "low endangered" ( near threatened ).
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999, ISBN 0801857899
- DE Wilson, DM Reeder: Mammal Species of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005. ISBN 0801882214
Web links
- Capricornis rubidus onthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Retrieved July 22, 2009.