Mammal

Four-horned antelope (chausingha)

Tetracerus quadricornis

हिन्दी: चौसिंगा

On the Rajasthan Board's rare and threatened animals listIUCN: Vulnerable

Four-horned antelope, small and reddish-brown, on dry rocky ground

Scientific name: Tetracerus quadricornis
Hindi name: चौसिंगा
Family: Bovidae, order Artiodactyla
Group: Mammal
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Height: About 55 to 65 cm at the shoulder
Weight: About 20 kg
Horns: Back pair 8 to 10 cm, front pair about 3 cm (males only)

The only antelope in the world with four horns.

Spot it Small and reddish-brown with a white belly; males have two pairs of horns, the front pair tiny.
Home Hilly, broken country with open forest and grass, never far from water.
Food web Eats grass, leaves, flowers and fruit; hunted by tigers, leopards and wolves.
Why it matters A shy, rare grazer found only in India and Nepal.

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