<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Synonyms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Hemitragus hylocrius </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) known locally as the Nilgiri ibex or simply ibex, is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Southern India . It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu . Despite its local name, it is more closely related to the sheep of the Ovis genus than the Ibex and wild goats of the Capra genus . </P> <P> In the Tamil language it is called varaiaadu (வரையாடு), the term being composed of two Tamil words, wurrai a precipice, and aadu, a goat.In Malayalam it is pronounced as "Varayaadu" (വരയാട്). The ancient word in classical Tamil was "varudai" (வருடை: Natrinai, 359; Ainkurunuru, 287; Pattinappalai, 139). It was previously named Capra warryato by Gray . </P>

Nilgiri himalayan and arabian are kind of what