Classified as Vulnerable (VU) by the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). Subspecies: Golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) and Mishmi takin (B. t. taxicolor) are classified as Endangered (EN); Sichuan takin (B. t. tibetana) and Bhutan takin (B. t. whitei) are classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).