NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Red Goral
Naemorhedus baileyi Pocock, 1914
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Beixiaguan, Haidian, Beijing, China
mayanming · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 320 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
The red goral (Naemorhedus baileyi) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the subfamily Caprinae in the family Bovidae. It is found in India, China (Tibet) and Myanmar. Its natural habitats are seasonal mountainous areas 1,000 to 2,000 meters (3,300 to 6,600 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
Wikipedia contributors, Red goral; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T01:43:02.495498+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Naemorhedus baileyi Pocock, 1914
- Name authority
- Pocock, 1914
- Common name
- Red Goral
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Naemorhedus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderArtiodactyla Owen, 1848
- familyBovidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyAntilopinae Gray, 1821
- tribeCaprini Gray, 1821
- genusNaemorhedus C. H. Smith, 1827
- speciesNaemorhedus baileyi Pocock, 1914
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Naemorhedus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Himalayan Brown GoralNaemorhedus goral (Hardwicke, 1825) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chinese goralNaemorhedus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1867) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chinese GoralNaemorhedus griseus Milne-Edwards, 1871 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=625147 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:45K5C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.