Gaur  (Bos gaurus)

Facts

Also known as: seladang, Indian bison
Previously known as: Bos asseel, Bos gour, Uribos platyceros, Gauribos laosiensis, Bos gaur, Gauribos brachyrhinus, Bos cavifrons, Bubalibos annamiticus, Gauribos mekongensis, Bos frontalis, Bos gaurus hubbacki, Bos subhemachalus, Gauribos sylvanus
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae
GenusBos (1)
SizeShoulder height: 1.7 - 2.2 m (2)
Body length: 2.5 - 3.3 m (2)
Weight700 - 1,000 kg (2)

Status

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

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