Gaur  (Bos gaurus)

Facts

Also known as:seladang and Indian bison
Previously known as:Bos asseel, Bos cavifrons, Bos frontalis, Bos gaur, Bos gaurus hubbacki, Bos gour, Bos subhemachalus, Bubalibos annamiticus, Gauribos brachyrhinus, Gauribos laosiensis, Gauribos mekongensis, Gauribos sylvanus and Uribos platyceros
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Bovidae
Genus Bos (1)
Size Shoulder height: 1.7 - 2.2 m (2)
Body length: 2.5 - 3.3 m (2)
Weight 700 - 1,000 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).