Pseudoryx
E393960
Pseudoryx is a rare, primitive-looking bovine genus best known for the saola, a critically endangered and elusive forest-dwelling ungulate native to the Annamite Range of Vietnam and Laos.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pseudoryx canonical | 1 |
| Pseudoryx nghetinhensis | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bovid genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | saola ⓘ |
| biogeographicRegion |
Indochinese Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Indochina
|
| clade | Ruminantia ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | saola genus ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | high priority for conservation in Indochina ⓘ |
| conservationStatusOfGenusFlagship | critically endangered ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Pseudoryx
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
|
| describedAs |
bovine
ⓘ
primitive-looking ⓘ rare ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | forest-dwelling ungulate ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Annamite Range
ⓘ
surface form:
Annamite Mountains
|
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedAsGenus | 1990s ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| habitat |
evergreen forests
ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| limbType | unguligrade ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Bovinae
ⓘ
surface form:
Bovini (sensu lato)
|
| morphologicalCharacteristic |
long, straight horns in both sexes (in saola)
ⓘ
superficial resemblance to antelopes ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Annamite Range ⓘ |
| nativeToCountry |
Laos
ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| notableFor |
elusive behavior
ⓘ
extreme rarity in the wild ⓘ one of the most recently described large mammals ⓘ |
| observationFrequency | extremely low ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | viviparous mammal ⓘ |
| researchStatus | poorly known in the wild ⓘ |
| subfamily | Bovinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting pressure ⓘ snaring ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pseudoryx nghetinhensis