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Gaur bull

The Gaur (Bos gaurus gaurus; /ɡaʊər/), also known as the Indian bison, is a bovine native to South 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. It has declined by more than 70% during the last three generations, and is extirpated from Sri Lanka and most likely Bangladesh. Populations in well-protected areas are stable and increasing.^[1]

It is the largest species among the wild cattle and the Bovidae. In Malaysia, it is called seladang, and pyaung ပြောင် in Myanmar.^[2] The domesticated form of the gaur is called gayal (Bos frontalis) or mithun.^[3]

Gaur historically occurred throughout mainland South and Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Nepal. Today, the range of the species is seriously fragmented, and it is regionally extinct in Sri Lanka.^[1]

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↑ Hubback, T. R. (1937). "The Malayan gaur or seladang". Journal of Mammalogy. 18 (3): 267–279. doi:10.2307/1374203. JSTOR 1374203.
↑ Nowak, R. M. (1999). "Gaur". Walker's Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Baltimore, USA and London, UK: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1158–1159. ISBN 9780801857898.

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[Hubback37-2] Hubback, T. R. (1937). "The Malayan gaur or seladang". Journal of Mammalogy. 18 (3): 267–279. doi:10.2307/1374203. JSTOR 1374203.

[Nowak1999-3] Nowak, R. M. (1999). "Gaur". Walker's Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Baltimore, USA and London, UK: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1158–1159. ISBN 9780801857898.

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