Himalayan goral

Himalayan goral
Male and female Himalayan gorals in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, India

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Naemorhedus
Species:
N. goral
Binomial name
Naemorhedus goral
(Hardwicke, 1825)
Range map

The Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) or the gray goral, is a bovid species native to the Himalayas. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List because the population is thought to be declining significantly due to habitat loss and hunting for meat.

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