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title: "Bharal"
description: "Pseudois nayaur — Mamíferos. The bharal (Pseudois nayaur), also called the blue sheep, is a caprine native to the high Himalayas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bharal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bharal

> Pseudois nayaur — Mamíferos. The bharal (Pseudois nayaur), also called the blue sheep, is a caprine native to the high Himalayas.

- Scientific name: *Pseudois nayaur*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 1063
- Wikidata: [Q465019](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465019)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42313](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42313)

## Names

- en: Bharal
- de: Blauschaf
- es: Cabra Azul del Himalaya
- fr: Grand bharal
- nl: Blauwschaap
- pl: Nachur

## Countries with the most observations

CN (486), IN (320), NP (134), BT (11)

## Summary

The bharal (Pseudois nayaur), also called the blue sheep, is a caprine native to the high Himalayas. It inhabits the Himalayan alpine meadows and rocky slopes across Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar,  Nepal, and Pakistan, typically at altitudes of 2,200–5,500 m (7,200–18,000 ft).
The bharal is the only member of its genus Pseudois and is genetically closer to goats (Capra) than sheep (Ovis). Two main subspecies are recognized: the Himalayan blue sheep (P. n. nayaur) and the Chinese blue sheep (P. n. szechuanensis), with recent studies suggesting the Helanshan blue sheep may be a distinct subspecies. The dwarf blue sheep…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharal

## Photo

![Bharal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bharal/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207907573

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bharal?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).