Bos javanicus

Also known as Banteng, Tembadau

The banteng (Bos javanicus; ), also known as the tembadau, is a species of wild bovine found in Southeast Asia and parts of Northern Australia.

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The banteng (Bos javanicus) is a wild relative of cattle that lives in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. It matters because it represents an important wild bovine species in regions where such animals play ecological roles in their native habitats.

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Species

Critically Endangered

Bos javanicus

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae

Observations recorded2,547

爪哇野牛（学名：Bos javanicus），别名白臀野牛，牛的一种，生活在南亚和东南亚。

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Bird sounds

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Wikidata facts

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taxon name: Bos javanicus
Commons category: Bos javanicus
Commons gallery: Bos javanicus
taxon common name: banteng
gestation period: 285
longest observed lifespan: 27.1
taxon author citation: D'Alton, 1823
short name: B. javanicus

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Article

18 sections

Contents

Taxonomy and phylogeny
Subspecies
Characteristics
Ecology and behaviour
Diet and foraging
Reproduction and life cycle
Diseases and parasites
Habitat and distribution
Interaction with humans
Domestication and uses
In Australia
Hybrids
As symbol
Threats and conservation
Threats to domesticated banteng
Cloning
References
External links

The banteng (Bos javanicus; ), also known as the tembadau, is a species of wild bovine found in Southeast Asia and parts of Northern Australia.

The head-and-body length is between . Wild banteng are typically larger and heavier than their domesticated counterparts, but are otherwise similar in appearance. The banteng shows extensive sexual dimorphism; adult bulls are generally dark brown to black, larger and more sturdily built than adult cows, which are thinner and usually pale brown or chestnut red. There is a big white patch on the rump. Horns are present on both sexes, and are typically long. Three subspecies are generally recognised.