Complete mitochondrial genome of Naemorhedus goral (Caprinae), a threatened species from the Himalayan and Hindu Kush regions

We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the threatened goat Naemorhedus goral from North China. The mitogenome of N. goral was 16,559 bp in length with the base composition of 33.6% A, 27.2% T, 26.0% C, and 13.2% G. We successfully annotated 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, one non-coding control region ( D -loop) and one L -strand replication region. Most protein-coding genes started with a typical ATG and terminated with a TAA codon. However, ND2 and ND3, ND5 , and ND6 separately started with an ATA, ATT and TTA codon. Cytb and ND6 respectively terminated with a codon of AGA and CAT, and ND1 - ND4 and COX3 terminated with a single T. The phylogenetic trees constructed using 13 protein-coding genes showed that Naemorhedus species formed a monophyletic group, and N. goral from North China was grouped into N. griseus , and then clustered with N. goral from Himalayan with well support.