Naemorhedus bedfordi was described by Lydekker in 1905 as the grey goral of the western Himalaya. His account records yellowish grey-fawn fur and a white throat patch reaching the cheeks. A 2002–2004 survey estimated seven isolated populations in Pakistan.
Lydekker's type specimen was apparently an adult male, yellowish grey-fawn suffused with blackish. Its white throat patch extended onto the cheeks, it lacked a distinct black dorsal stripe, and a dark median streak marked the muzzle. The tail base and knees were blackish while the remaining legs were fawn. Lydekker also described its ears as larger and its horns as more curved and more heavily ridged than those of the typical brown goral.
In the 2002–2004 Pakistan census, social groups averaged about 1.7 animals. Researchers counted 172 unique individuals at 98 sites and estimated 370–1,017 gorals in seven isolated populations.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.