• Gaur reaches a body length of 3.6 meters, of which 80 cm is the tail, and a shoulder height of 1.5–1.6 meters. The female is smaller and has shorter horns.

Gaur body height ranges from 1.21 to 1.9 meters, and body length varies from 2 to 3 meters; the species' mass is 0.82 metric tons. The embryo stage has a body mass ranging from 5 to 35 kilograms. The young have a body mass from 20 to 35 kilograms and a body length from 80 centimeters to 1.2 meters. Adult gaurs possess a body mass between 0.6 and 1 metric ton, and their body length is from 2.2 to 3 meters.