Mishmi takin

The Mishmi takin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor) is an endangered goat-antelope native to India, Myanmar and the People's Republic of China. It is a subspecies of takin.

Mishmi takin
Mishi takin from Prague Zoo
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Caprinae
Tribe:	Caprini
Genus:	Budorcas
Species:	B. taxicolor
Subspecies:	B. t. taxicolor
Trinomial name
Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor Hodgson, 1850

The Mishmi takin lives in Northeast India and eats bamboo and willow shoots. It has an oily coat to protect it from the fog.

Several zoos and wildlife parks keep Mishmi takins in captivity, notably Kolmården Wildlife Park (Sweden), Beijing Zoo (China), Skærup Zoo (Denmark), Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh-India), Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (India), Tierpark Berlin (Germany), Rostov Zoo (Russia), Wrocław Zoo (Poland), Sofia Zoo (Bulgaria), Tallinn Zoo (Estonia), Helsinki Zoo (Finland), Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and Paignton Zoo (England), Highland Wildlife Park (Scotland), Nyíregyháza Zoo (Hungary), and Taman Safari (Indonesia).

See also

• List of endangered and protected species of China