CHOWSINGHA (TETRACERUS QUADRICORNIS)


SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION:
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Genus : Tetracerus
Species : quadricornis
COMMON NAME : CHOWSINGHA
SCIENTIFIC NAME : TETRACERUS QUADRICORNIS
IMPORTANT FACTS
Coat color:Red
Shoulder height90 to 100 cms.
Body length:     150 to 225 cms.
Weight:70 to 120 kg
Life span:10 -  15 years
Adulthood:2 - 2.5 years
Gestation period150 - 180 days
Litter size1
  • HABITAT
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  • RANGE
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  • DIET IN WILD
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  • DIET IN ZOO
Plain grasslands, open jungles and Tropical woodlands.