The Chinese Serow occurs in mountainous and limestone areas from southern China into Southeast Asia. It has dark gray to nearly black fur, a short mane and beard, and short backward-curving horns. A Cat Ba study documented browsing on leaves and twigs of shrubs and low trees.
The coat is dark gray to black with pale hair bases that create a grizzled look. Lower legs can be brownish, reddish, or pale. It has a short mane and beard, short backward-curving ringed horns, long erect ears, and a short tail.
The field guide describes a secretive, mainly solitary animal that often stays hidden in dense forest by day. In Cat Ba, researchers documented at least 33 food plant species; leaves and twigs, especially those of shrubs and low trees, were commonly browsed. Many recorded plants grew in secondary evergreen moist forest on limestone.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.