| SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
| COMMON NAME: | nilgai, bluebuck |
| KINGDOM: | Animalia |
| PHYLUM: | Chordata |
| CLASS: | Mammalia |
| ORDER: | Artiodactyla |
| FAMILY: | Bovidae |
| GENUS SPECIES: | Boselaphus (ox/bull) tragocamelus (goat-like camel) |
| FAST FACTS |
| DESCRIPTION: | The nilgai's short coat is yellow-brown in females, and gradually turns blue-gray in males as they mature. It also has a mane on the nape and back, a "hair pennant" in the middle of the underside of the neck, white markings on cheek and edges of the lips, and a white throat patch. The nilgai has slender legs and a stocky body, which slopes downwards towards the rear. The head is long and slender. |
| MALE | Males have 20-25 cm (8-10 in) long horns which are straight and tilted slightly forwards. |
| SIZE: | Shoulder height 120-150 cm (4-5 ft.) |
| WEIGHT: | Approximately 120-240 kg (264-528 lb) |
| DIET: | Herbivores - diet includes desert succulents, grasses, herbs, and leaves of small bushes. |
| GESTATION: | Gestation lasts approximately 8 months |
| SEXUAL MATURITY: | Approximately 18 months |
| LIFE SPAN: | Up to 21 years |
| RANGE: | Throughout |
| HABITAT: | Found on the grassy steppe and in woodlands |
| POPULATION: | GLOBAL | Unknown |
| STATUS: | IUCN | Lower Risk/Conservation Dependent |
| CITES | Not listed | |
| USFWS | Not listed |
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