The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India.

The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to India. It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu. Despite its local name, it is more closely related to the sheep of the genus Ovis than the ibex and wild goats of the genus Capra.

The Nilgiri tahr is the only mountain ungulate in southern India amongst the 12 species present in India. It is also the state animal of Tamil Nadu. The Nilgiri tahr, which used to be found along the entire stretch of Western Ghats, is presently found only in small fragmented pockets.

The iconic State animal of Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Tahr is an elusive endemic mammals found in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The first of its kind project to conserve the state animal, ‘Project Nilgiri Tahr’ was implemented by the Tamil Nadu Government on …

Nilgiri Tahr is the state animal of Tamil Nadu, whose cultural and ecological significance have been documented and written in the Tamil Sangam Literatures viz., Silappathigaaram and Seevagasinthamani as early as 2000 years ago.

2023年11月3日 · The peaks of the Western Ghats, the abode of grasslands, plunging valleys, and precipices, hold many mysteries. Among them being the Nilgiri tahr, about which little is known of.

2024年9月23日 · Learn about the endangered Nilgiri Tahr, its population, habitat, IUCN status, threats, and conservation efforts in India's Western Ghats.

2025年1月13日 · Nilgiri Tahr, locally known as Varaiaadu, is the state animal of Tamil Nadu. It is the only mountain ungulate in southern India among the 12 species found in India. Distribution: It is endemic to the southern part of the Western Ghats, which falls in …

Nilgiri tahr, an endangered mountain ungulate is endemic to the Western Ghats and the populations are under severe stress due to increasing anthropogenic pressures. This report is the result of a comprehensive study of the Nilgiri tahr population and its habitat in the hills of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Nilgiri tahr are active from dawn to late evening, grazing most frequently in the early morning and late afternoon (Prater, 1971; Nowak, 1991). When the sun is at its peak, tahr retreat to higher, rockier terrain in order to rest in the relatively secure shade of cliffs (Prater, 1971).