Tibetan antelope
E406606
The Tibetan antelope, also known as the chiru, is an endangered antelope species native to the high-altitude steppes of the Tibetan Plateau, renowned for its fine underfur used to make shahtoosh shawls.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tibetan antelope canonical | 7 |
| Pantholops | 3 |
| Pantholops hodgsonii | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antelope
ⓘ
bovid ⓘ endangered species ⓘ mammal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
large lungs for high altitude
ⓘ
thick underfur for cold tolerance ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 115–140 centimetres ⓘ |
| bodyMassFemale | about 26–27 kilograms ⓘ |
| bodyMassMale | about 39–40 kilograms ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | late November–December ⓘ |
| CITESStatus | Appendix I ⓘ |
| coatColor |
pale fawn
ⓘ
white underside ⓘ |
| commonName |
Tibetan antelope
self-link
ⓘ
chiru ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| describedBy | Brian Houghton Hodgson ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1834 ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
forbs
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ sedges ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| genus |
Tibetan antelope
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pantholops
|
| gestationPeriod | about 6 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine meadow
ⓘ
high-altitude steppe ⓘ |
| hornLengthMale | about 50–60 centimetres ⓘ |
| hornPresence | horns present in males only ⓘ |
| knownFor | fine underfur ⓘ |
| legalProtection | protected in China ⓘ |
| litterSize | usually one offspring ⓘ |
| migration | seasonal migration ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brian Houghton Hodgson ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| product |
shahtoosh shawls
ⓘ
shahtoosh wool ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Tibetan antelope
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pantholops hodgsonii
|
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| socialStructure | forms herds ⓘ |
| subfamily | Caprinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
illegal trade in shahtoosh ⓘ poaching ⓘ |
| typicalElevation | 3700–5500 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pantholops
this entity surface form:
Pantholops hodgsonii
this entity surface form:
Pantholops
subject surface form:
Yingying
this entity surface form:
Pantholops hodgsonii
this entity surface form:
Pantholops