Kouprey

Bos sauveli
Gaur, ZooNet [online] available http://members.aol.com/zoonet/pictures/gaur.jpg

Reason for endangerment:
Years of war has caused deforestation. "The wild population probably numbered at least 10,000 in 1983 (Thornback 1983). It was however declining drastically through over-hunting; intolerance of habitat destruction and disturbance by people; and exposure to the diseases of domestic cattle (e.g. rinderpest, foot-and-mouth and anthrax)."

Class

Mammal

Order

Artiodactyla

Average Weight

1,543-1,985 lb

Diet

Grasses,leaves,twigs,and shoots

Lifespan

Habitat

Open Forest

Range

Kampuchea, Eastern Thailand

Status

Endangered

Additional Information

http://www.wcmc.org.uk/infoserv/countryp/vietnam/app4.html

http://www.ku.ac.th/wild/tip10.html