Goral
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The gorals are four species in the genus Nemorhaedus or Naemorhedus. They are small ungulates with a goat-like or antelope-like appearance.
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Gorals[1] | |
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Chinese goral, Nemorhaedus griseus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Tribe: | Ovibovini |
Genus: | Naemorhedus Hamilton Smith, 1827 |
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Naemorhedus goral |
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The original name is based on Latin nemor-haedus, from nemus, nemoris 'grove' and haedus 'little goat', but was misspelt Naemorhedus by Hamilton Smith (1827).[2][3]
Until recently, this genus also contained the serow species (now in genus Capricornis).[1] The name "goral" comes from an eastern Indian word for the Himalayan goral. The four species of gorals are:
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Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Naemorhedus goral | Himalayan goral (also known as ghural) | Northwestern and northeastern India, as well as Nepal and Bhutan | |
Naemorhedus caudatus | long-tailed goral | Eastern Russia and China through western Thailand and eastern Myanmar. A population has also been found in the Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula | |
Naemorhedus baileyi | red goral | Yunnan province of China, to Tibet and northeastern India through northern Myanmar | |
Naemorhedus griseus | Chinese goral | Burma, China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Laos. | |
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