Gaur
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This article is about the bovine animal. For other uses, see Gaur (disambiguation).
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]
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Gaur | |
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Bull | |
Cow and calf | |
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) | |
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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]