Blackbuck

Blackbuck

Antilope cervicapra

Indian Antelope

Regional Names

Bengali:
কৃষ্ণশার, কৃষ্ণসার
Hindi:
काला हिरन, कृष्णमृग बहुसिंगा
Malayalam:
കൃഷ്ണമൃഗം
Marathi:
काळवीट
Nepali:
कृष्णसार
Oriya:
କୃଷ୍ଣସାର ମୃଗ
Punjabi:
ਕਾਲਾ ਹਿਰਨ
Tamil:
புல்வாய்
Telugu:
కృష్ణ జింక

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Taxanomy

CETARTIODACTYLA
BOVIDAE
Antilope cervicapra

Quick Facts

It is a state animal of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab.

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