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Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
Saola is a mammal associated with forests and mountains. It is herbivorous and usually solitary. Wild populations are extremely limited and require strict protection and recovery work.
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Its range is represented here by the Indomalayan realm, where it uses forests and mountains. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 150-200 cm, weight 80 kg-100 kg. It has a hoofed ungulate body plan, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is most active around dawn and dusk and usually solitary. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is herbivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in forests and mountains, so movements often follow available food resources.
As a mammal, it gives birth to live young, and the mother nurses them in cover or within the social group.
Recorded scientifically as Pseudoryx nghetinhensis. Wild populations are extremely limited and require strict protection and recovery work. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
