Blue Sheep(Pseudois nayaur)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artidactyla
Suborder: ------
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Pseudois
Species: nayaur
Subspecies: ------
Males are fully sexually active age of 7..
In Pakistan, limited range and low numbers make Blue Sheep vulnerable to poaching and habitat loss.
Adult males have beautiful, large, backward-sweeping horns.
Description: | The short, dense coat is slate grey in colour, sometimes with a bluish sheen. |
Size: | Male: 115 to 165 cm Female: 75 to 100 cm |
Height: | Male: 75 to 90 cm Female: 45 to 50 cm |
Weight: | Male: 60 to 75 kg Female: 35 to 45 kg |
Diet: | Grasses, lichens, hardy herbaceous plants, mosses. |
Sexual maturity: | Male: 2 to 3 years Female: 1.5 to 2 years |
Estrous phase: | 2 to 3 days |
Gestation Period: | 160 days |
Young per birth: | 1kid |
Life span: | In wild: 4 to 11years In captivity: 15 years |
Habitat: | Montane regions in the Himalayas. |
Distribution: | Nepal, Tibetan frontier. |
Current Population Status: | Stable |
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern |