Sichuan takin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Sichuan takin Budorcas tibetana

Where the Sichuan takin lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 7 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats on the world map

Scientific name	Budorcas tibetana
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the Sichuan takin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sichuan takin in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi.

China

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Sichuan takin?

The Sichuan takin (Budorcas tibetana) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Budorcas. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sichuan takin

The Sichuan takin or Tibetan takin (Budorcas tibetana) is a species of Budorcas closely related to takin (goat-antelope). Listed as a vulnerable species, the Sichuan takin is native to Tibet and the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sichuan takin (revision 1378855620), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q125226250 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).