Long-tailed goral

Long-tailed goral[1]
Long-tailed goral at Saint Louis Zoo
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Naemorhedus
Species:
N. caudatus
Binomial name
Naemorhedus caudatus
Naemorhedus caudatus range

The long-tailed goral or Amur goral (Naemorhedus caudatus) is a species of ungulate of the family Bovidae found in the mountains of eastern and northern Asia, including Russia, China, and Korea.[1] A population of this species exists in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, near the tracks of the Donghae Bukbu Line.[4] The species is classified as endangered in South Korea, with an estimated population less than 250. It has been designated South Korean natural monument 217. In 2003, the species was reported as being present in Arunachal Pradesh, in northeast India.[5]

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  2. ^ Bragina, E.; Kim, S.; Zaumyslova, O.; Park, Y.-S.; Lee, W. (2020). "Naemorhedus caudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T14295A22150540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T14295A22150540.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ Kim, K., Cho, D. 2005. Status and ecological resource value of the Republic of Korea's De-militarized Zone, Landscape Ecol. Eng. 1: 3–15 PDF
  5. ^ Charudutt Mishra, Aparajita Datta and M.D. Madhusudan (2005), Record of the Chinese goral Naemorhedus caudatus in Arunachal Pradesh. JBNHS Vol. 102(2)