This article is about the bovine animal. For other uses, see Gaur (disambiguation).
Gaur
Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene–Present[1]
Bull
Cow and calf
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[2]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Bovinae
Genus:
Bos
Species:
B. gaurus
Binomial name
Bos gaurus
(Smith, 1827)
Present range
The gaur (Bos gaurus; /ɡaʊər/), also known as the Indian bison, is a bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 mature individuals in 2016, with the majority of those existing in India.[2]
It is the largest species among the wild cattle and the Bovidae.[3] The domesticated form of the gaur is called gayal (Bos frontalis) or mithun.[4]
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^ abcDuckworth, J. W.; Sankar, K.; Williams, A.C.; Samba Kumar, N. & Timmins, R. J. (2016). "Bos gaurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2891A46363646. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2891A46363646.en. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^Hubback, T. R. (1937). "The Malayan gaur or seladang". Journal of Mammalogy. 18 (3): 267–279. doi:10.2307/1374203. JSTOR 1374203.
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