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Naemorhedus goral (goral)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) is a bovid species found across the Himalayas. It has been classified as "Near Threatened" by IUCN because it is believed to be in significant decline due to hunting for food and habitat loss.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
22
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.57
EDGE Score: 2.21
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  70.00 lbs (31.75 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  4.41 lbs (2.00 kg)
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 4 months
Male Maturity [1]  1 year 4 months
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Gestation [1]  7 months 5 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  18 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe China Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests India, Nepal Indo-Malayan Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests Bhutan, India, Nepal Indo-Malayan Temperate Coniferous Forests
Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests India, Bhutan, Nepal Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Himalayan subtropical pine forests India, Bhutan, Nepal Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests China, India, Bhutan Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows China, Pakistan, India Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows India, Nepal Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Western Himalayan broadleaf forests India, Pakistan, Nepal Indo-Malayan Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests India, Pakistan, Nepal Indo-Malayan Temperate Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve V 619089 Jilin, China  
Fanjingshan Nature Reserve V 86145 Guizhou, China  
Great Himalayan National Park II 184040 Himachal Pradesh, India
Khaoen Si Nakarin National Park II 459154 Thailand
Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuary IV 307947 Thailand  
Mount Sorak Biosphere Reserve   Korea, Republic of  
Namdapha National Park II   Arunachal Pradesh, India
Nanda Devi National Park II 161583 Uttaranchal, India  
Om Koi Wildlife Sanctuary IV 299357 Thailand  
Rajaji National Park II 196637 Uttaranchal, India  
Salawin National Park II 400497 Thailand
Tianmushan Biosphere Reserve 47993 China  
Wolong Nature Reserve V 826140 Sichuan, China  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
Himalaya Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan No

Prey / Diet

Ainsliaea aptera[3]
Bergenia pacumbis[3]
Calamintha umbrosa[3]
Chamerion angustifolium subsp. angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb)[3]
Coriaria nepalensis[3]
Cornus oblonga (gray dogwood)[3]
Daphne papyracea[3]
Flemingia strobilifera (Luck Plant)[3]
Galium aparine (stickywilly)[3]
Impatiens scabrida[3]
Indigofera heterantha (Indigo Bush)[3]
Isodon lophanthoides[3]
Launaea secunda[3]
Myrsine africana (Cape Myrtle)[3]
Origanum vulgare (oregano)[3]
Parthenocissus semicordata[3]
Quercus oblongata[3]
Rubus ellipticus (yellow Himalayan raspberry)[3]
Rubus paniculatus[3]
Valeriana hardwickii[3]
Viola canescens[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Alces alces (moose)1
Bombus lucorum (White-tailed bumblebee)1
Bombus pascuorum (Common Carder-bee)1
Bombus rupestris (Hill Cuckoo-bee)1
Moschus chrysogaster (alpine musk deer)1
Naemorhedus sumatraensis (serow)1
Streptopelia turtur (European Turtle-Dove)1
Thrips tabaci (Onion thrip)1
Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)1

Predators

Cuon alpinus (Dhole)[4]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Vermipsylla alakurt[5]
Vermipsylla perplexa centrolasia[5]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Bharat Ratna Pandit Gobind Ballabh
Himalayan Nature Park
Himalayan Zoological Park (Sikkim Zoo)
National Trust for Nature Conservation
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zool. Park
Singapore Zoological Gardens

Range Map

Link to Map
Southern Asia;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Grubb P., 22-Apr-2004, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 3Food plants and feeding habits of Himalayan ungulates, Anjali Awasthi, Sanjay Kr. Uniyal, Gopal S. Rawat and S. Sathyakumar, CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 85, NO. 6, 25 SEPTEMBER 2003 ♦ 4Cuon alpinus, James A. Cohen, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 100, pp. 1-3 (1978) ♦ 5International Flea Database
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011