Bubalus

Bubalus is a genus of Asiatic bovines that was proposed by Charles Hamilton Smith in 1827. Bubalus and Syncerus form the subtribe Bubalina, the true buffaloes.

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Bubalus is a genus of large wild cattle native to Asia that was first formally named by scientist Charles Hamilton Smith in 1827. It belongs to a group called the "true buffaloes" and is closely related to the African buffalo genus Syncerus.

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Species

Bubalus

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded22,380

水牛属（學名：Bubalus），是牛科的一屬，包括五種現存的水牛：河水牛 Bubalus arnee 水牛 Bubalus bubalus 低地倭水牛 Bubalus depressicornis 山地倭水牛 Bubalus quarlesi 民都洛水牛 Bubalus mindorensis 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=水牛属&oldid=42672720” 分类：水牛属隐藏分类：物种微格式条目含有拉丁語的條目

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taxon name: Bubalus
Commons category: Bubalus
taxon author citation: Smith, 1827

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Bubalus is a genus of Asiatic bovines that was proposed by Charles Hamilton Smith in 1827. Bubalus and Syncerus form the subtribe Bubalina, the true buffaloes.

The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and classification of domestic animals as species, subspecies, races or breeds has been discussed controversially for many years and was inconsistent between authors. Assessors of the Food and Agriculture Organization consider domestic water buffalo populations as breeds.