Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson 1833)

[Ovis] nayaur Hodgson 1833, Asiat. Res., 18 (2): 135.

Type Locality: "The Himálaya"; restricted to "the Tibetan frontier of Nepal " (Lydekker, 1913:127).

Vernacular Names: Bharal.

Distribution: Bhutan, N Burma (Rabinowitz, 1996), China (Gansu, S Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, S Sinkiang, Tibet including Qinghai, and N Yunnan), Himalayas (N India, Nepal, N Pakistan), and SE Tajikistan (Pamir Range).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as P. n. nayaur and P. n. szechuanensis, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See Wang and Hoffmann (1987, Mammalian Species, 278).