Goral Naemorhaedus goral (Hardwicke, 1825)
English: Goral; French: Goral; Annamese: deo chagal; Bothia: ra giyu; Hindi: goral; Kashmiri: pij, pijur, rai, rom; Korean: San yang; Lepchas: Suh-ging; Nepali: Ghoral; Russian: Goral, Iman, Jaman; Tamil: Koral atu; Thai: Kwang-pa; Tibetan: Nawa.
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Former distribution: As now.
Present distribution: In India along the Himalayan chain from Kashmir to northern Thailand, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, northern Burma; eastern Xizang (Tibet), south-eastern and eastern China, northern Nei Monggol (Inner Mongolia) and northern Heilongjiang (Manchuria); Korea and Amur-Ussuri region in USSR.
Behaviour: See Japanischer Serau
Population status: Stable. Except USSR and Heilongjiang (Manchuria) in China and Korea. Estimated numbers: USSR: 400-500. Other regions: No records.
Brief notes:
Body weight: 32-42 kg
Head and body length: 115-123 cm
Tail length: 15-20 cm
Shoulder height: 68-78 cm
Gestation period: 250-260 days
Maximum age: probably 15 years
Trophy: Record SCI: 21 6/8 score, 1974 Nepal, CHRIS KLINEBURGER. RW's: 7 1/2", 1895 China, Paris Museum, Abbé A. DAVID; average 4".
Hunting methods: Stalking, driving with beaters, from a hide.
Subspecies: 6
1. Naemorhaedus g. goral Kashmir and Nepal. Stable.
2. Naemorhaedus g. hodgsoni Eastern Nepal, Sikkim. Stable. Trophy: Record RW's: 7 3/4", 1965 Bhutan, MAHARAJA OF WANKANER; average 5".
3. Naemorhaedus g. baileyi Easter Xizang (Tibet). Stable. Trophy: See N.g. hodgsoni
4. Naemorhaedus g. griseus Sichuan (Szechwan), Yunnan (Junnan), Burma, northen Thailand? Stable. Trophy: Record RW's: 9 1/8, India, H. SIMONS; average 6".
5. Naemorhaedus g. arnouxianus Hubei (Hupeh) and central China. Endangered. Trophy: No records.
6. Naemorhaedus g. caudatus Shanxi (Shansi), northern China; Heilongjiang (Manchuria), Amur region, USSR. Endangered. Trophy: No records.
Remarks: The classification of the subspecies is not clear; 6 or 8 are listed. The author follows V.G. HEPTNER (1966) with 6. A revision is overdue. More information on population status and distribution about the Korean regions is required. Predators include wolves and snow leopards.
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