Naemorhedus baileyi baileyi

(Pocock, 1914)

Vernacular names
English : Tibetan red goral
French : Goral roux

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Cetartiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Notes : 1 other subspecies known.

Identification
Body length of 110 cm, shoulder height of 60 cm, weight of 30 kg. Small curved horns, smallest goral species. Fur is predominantly reddish to orange-brown with clearer areas on throat and lower breast. Darker band on back.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs in the Tibetan Plateau, south-west China. The species is also found in Assam and nearby northern Myanmar. Lives in coniferous mountain woodlands, from 2000 to 4500 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : VULNERABLE
CITES : Appendix I
Status : This species is declining in most of its range because of illegal hunting. Conversion of its habitat for agriculture is also a growing threat.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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