The Nilgiri Tahr is endemic to which of the following specific ecosystems? |ForumIAS

[A] Semi-arid tropical thorn scrub forests

[B] Lowland wet evergreen forests of the Western Ghats

[C] Montane grasslands interspersed with shola forests in the Southern Western Ghats

[D] Alluvial savannahs and open floodplain grasslands

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation:

The Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is strictly endemic to the montane (high-altitude) grasslands known as “shola-grassland ecosystems”, primarily above 1,200 meters in the Southern Western Ghats. These include high plateaus and cliffs across Kerala and Tamil Nadu, such as Eravikulam National Park, Mukurthi National Park, and parts of Silent Valley.

Source: NIE

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