Goral
| Gorals[1] | |
|---|---|
| Chinese goral, Nemorhaedus griseus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Tribe: | Ovibovini |
| Genus: | Naemorhedus Hamilton Smith, 1827 |
| Species | |
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Naemorhedus goral | |
The gorals are four species in the genus Nemorhaedus or Naemorhedus. They are small ungulates with a goat-like or antelope-like appearance.
The original name is based on Latin nemor-haedus, from nemus, nemoris 'grove' and haedus 'little goat', but was misspelt Naemorhedus by Hamilton Smith (1827).[2][3]
Until recently, this genus also contained the serow species (now in genus Capricornis).[1] The name "goral" comes from an eastern Indian word for the Himalayan goral. The four species of gorals are:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naemorhedus goral | Himalayan goral (also known as ghural) | Northwestern and northeastern India, as well as Nepal and Bhutan | |
| Naemorhedus caudatus | long-tailed goral | Eastern Russia and China through western Thailand and eastern Myanmar. A population has also been found in the Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula | |
| Naemorhedus baileyi | red goral | Yunnan province of China, to Tibet and northeastern India through northern Myanmar | |
| Naemorhedus griseus | Chinese goral | Burma, China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Laos. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ Groves, C. P., and Grubb, P., 1985, Reclassification of the serows and gorals (Nemorhaedus: Bovidae). In The Biology and Management of Mountain Ungulates. Edited by S. Lovari. London: Croom Helm. pp. 45-50.
- ↑ Article 32.5.1. Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine of International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature reads: "If there is in the original publication itself, without recourse to any external source of information, clear evidence of an inadvertent error, such as a lapsus calami or a copyist's or printer's error, it must be corrected."