Gaur Bos gaurus Vulnerable
Where the gaur lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 2,125 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats on the world map
| Scientific name | Bos gaurus |
|---|---|
| Group | Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 3 countries |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Bovidae |
Where does the gaur live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gaur in 3 countries and territories across Asia.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the gaur endangered?
The gaur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the gaur?
The gaur (Bos gaurus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Bos. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the gaur
The gaur (Bos gaurus; ), also known as the Indian bison, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent 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.
It is the largest species among the wild cattle and the Bovidae.
The domesticated gayal or mithun originated partly from the wild gaur and is most common in the border regions of Northeast India (Assam, Manipur, Nagaland) and Bangladesh with Myanmar and Yunnan, China.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gaur (revision 1381331063), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q174296 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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