Southern Serau
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Southern Serau ( Capricornis sumatraensis ) |
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The southern serau ( Capricornis sumatraensis ) is a cloven-hoofed species from the group of goats (Caprinae). Until recently, all were serow the Asian mainland as mainland serow with the scientific name Capricornis sumatraensis combined together to form, now also apply in addition to the Southern Chinese , the Red and the Himalayan serow as separate species.
Like all Seraue , southern Seraue are stocky, goat-like animals. Their fur is dense and colored black-gray on the upper side, the underside is lighter. A mane extends on the back, the tail is a short stub. Both sexes have short, slightly curved horns that can be 25 centimeters long.
Southern Seraue live on the Malay Peninsula in southern Thailand and Malaysia as well as on the Indonesian island of Sumatra . Their habitat are forested mountain regions.
Little is known about the way of life. Like all seraue, they are presumably mostly solitary animals and eat grass, leaves and other plant material.
The southern Serau is one of the threatened species. The reasons for this lie in the hunting for its meat and the supposed healing power of its body parts. In addition, there is the destruction of its habitat through forest clearing. The IUCN lists the species as endangered ( vulnerable ).
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9
- DE Wilson, DM Reeder: Mammal Species of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4
Web links
- Capricornis sumatraensis onthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Retrieved July 22, 2009.