Chiru vs

Pantholops hodgsonii compared with Coprinopsis phaeospora

Key Differences

• Chiru is Near Threatened while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiru
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Artiodactyla (소목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Pantholops	Coprinopsis
Species	Pantholops hodgsonii	Coprinopsis phaeospora

Conservation Status

Chiru

NT — Near Threatened

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiru
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chiru

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chiru

The Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii), also known as the Tibetan Antelope, is a bovid endemic to the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent high-altitude grasslands of China, with small populations in India. Males bear long, slender, nearly vertical horns that can exceed 70 centimetres in length, while females are hornless. The species is highly adapted to life at elevations of 3,700–5,500 metres, possessing a dense, fine underfur known as shahtoosh — one of the finest animal fibres in the world — which provided insulation against extreme cold but also made chiru a prime target for illegal poaching. Massive hunting pressure during the late twentieth century for shahtoosh shawl production devastated populations, which fell to as few as 75,000 individuals. Following intensified conservation efforts, trade bans, and anti-poaching patrols in China, numbers have partially recovered, though the species remains Near Threatened. Chiru are highly migratory; females undertake remarkable annual migrations of up to 300 kilometres to reach calving grounds in the Chang Tang plateau. Males typically remain at lower elevations year-round. They graze on grasses, sedges, and forbs, and face ongoing threats from climate change affecting high-altitude pasture productivity and from infrastructure development fragmenting migration corridors.

Coprinopsis phaeospora는 연한 회색의 주름진 갓과 검은 포자를 가진 소형 섬세한 먹물버섯이다. 유럽 온대 초원과 숲 가장자리의 분변, 퇴비, 영양이 풍부한 토양에서 자란다. 이 분변성 부생균류는 분변이 풍부한 서식지에서 유기물을 분해한다.