Himalayan goral | |
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Male and female Himalayan gorals in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Genus: | Naemorhedus |
Species: | N. goral[1]
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Binomial name | |
Naemorhedus goral[1] (Hardwicke, 1825)
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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.[2]