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The gaur (/ˈɡaʊər/, Bos gaurus), cried Indian bison an aw, is the lairgest extant bovine an is native tae Sooth Asie an Sootheast Asie. The species is leetit as vulnerable on the IUCN Reid Leet syne 1986, as the population decline in pairts o the species' range is likely tae be well ower 70% durin the last three generations. Population trends are stable in well-pertected auries, an are rebiggin in a few auries which haed been neglectit.[1]
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Gaur | |
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Bos gaurus bull | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Faimily: | Bovidae |
Subfaimily: | Bovinae |
Genus: | Bos |
Species: | B. gaurus |
Binomial name | |
Bos gaurus Smith, 1827 | |
Synonyms | |
Bos gour Hardwicke, 1827 |
The gaur is the tawest species o wild cattle.[2] The Malayan gaur is cried seladang, an the Burmese gaur is cried pyoung ပြောင်.[3]
The domesticated furm o the gaur Bos frontalis is cried gayal or mithun.[4]
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