Kategorie: Bharal (Pseudois sp.)

Bharal – sometimes also called Blue Sheep – are neither sheep nor goat, but belong to the unique taxon Pseudois.

Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)

The Bharal – formerly known as Blue Sheep – is a goat-like caprid. It is designed for living in precipitous and rocky terrain and may well be one…

Helan Shan Bharal* (Pseudois nayaur ssp)

A small population in the Helan Shan (Helan Mountains, Ningxia Province, China) at the northeastern end of the distribution area of the Bharal is believed to belong to a new, yet…

Pamir Bharal* (Pseudois nayaur ssp)

The Pamir Bharal is a new (2017) putative subspecies of the Greater Bharal. It occurs at the western edge of the Bharal’s distribution range. Tan et al. (2017)…

Tibetan Bharal (Pseudois nayaur nayaur)

The Tibetan Bharal is the nominate form of the Bharal. Brian Houghton Hodgson described the species 1833. The type locality is the Kachar region of Nepal. Names English: …

Chinese Bharal (Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis)

Even though considered a bit smaller than the nominate race from Tibet, the Chinese Bharal with its wider flaring horns is maybe the most impressive subspecies of Bharal….

Dwarf Bharal (Pseudois nayaur schaeferi)

The Dwarf Bharal – also known as Dwarf Blue Sheep – is a goat-like caprid. It is much smaller than the Greater Bharal, has differently formed horns and…