Chinese goral
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| Chinese goral with kid | |
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| Species: | N. griseus
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| Naemorhedus griseus Milne-Edwards, 1871
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The Chinese goral (Nemorhaedus griseus) is a species of goral, a small goat-like ungulate, native to mountainous regions of Myanmar, China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Laos. It is also known as the grey long-tailed goral.
Description
The Chinese goral is intermediate between an antelope and a goat and grows to a shoulder height of 50 to 78 cm (20 to 31 in) and length of 82 to 130 cm (32 to 51 in). It is stockily built with long, stout limbs and broad hooves. The horns are short and conical and the ears fairly long and pointed. There are four teats in contrast to sheep and goats which normally have two. The coat consists of a short, dense under layer and an upper layer of longer, semi-erect, coarse guard hairs. The colour is somewhat variable, ranging from pale grey to dark brown or reddish-brown. A dark stripe runs along the back and the throat and underparts are pale.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The Chinese goral is native to parts of south eastern Asia. Its range extends from north eastern India, Myanmar and north western Thailand, through northern Vietnam and possibly northern Laos, to most of China apart from the extreme north and west. It is a mountain species and is found on steep slopes and plateaus, normally staying in rocky areas but sometimes venturing into nearby evergreen-deciduous forest and mixed woodland.[2]
References
- ^ Grubb, P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2008
- ^ "Chinese goral". Woodland Park Zoo. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
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