Tibetan antelope

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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

How this entity was disambiguated

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
chiru
conservationStatus Endangered
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
describedBy Brian Houghton Hodgson
describedInYear 1834
diet herbivorous
eats forbs
grasses
sedges
family Bovidae
genus Pantholops
linked to: Tibetan antelope
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 Pantholops hodgsonii
linked to: Tibetan antelope
sexualDimorphism males larger than females
socialStructure forms herds
subfamily Caprinae
taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
illegal trade in shahtoosh
poaching
typicalElevation 3700–5500 metres

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yingying representsAnimal Tibetan antelope
Pantholopinae includesTaxon Pantholops
linked to: Tibetan antelope
Pantholopinae includesSpecies Pantholops hodgsonii
linked to: Tibetan antelope
Pantholopinae commonNameOfMember Tibetan antelope
Pantholopinae hasTypeGenus Pantholops
linked to: Tibetan antelope
Pantholopinae hasMember Tibetan antelope
Yingying represents Tibetan antelope
subject linked to: Fuwa
Tibetan antelope commonName Tibetan antelope
Tibetan antelope scientificName Pantholops hodgsonii
linked to: Tibetan antelope
Tibetan antelope genus Pantholops
linked to: Tibetan antelope
Hoh Xil fauna Tibetan antelope
Hoh Xil primaryConservationTarget Tibetan antelope