Mammals of the WorldBanteng
Bos javanicus
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Bos
- IUCN status
- CR
- Distribution
- Myanmar|China?|Laos?|Vietnam|Thailand|Cambodia|Indonesia|Malaysia
- Realm
- Indomalaya|Palearctic
Other names: Bali Cattle|Tembadau|Domestic Banteng
About this species
- Size
- Head and body 1.9–3.68m
- Range
- Southeast Asia
The banteng, also called the tembadau, is a wild bovine of Southeast Asia, with domestic-wild hybrids in parts of northern Australia. Wild banteng are typically larger and heavier than domestic ones. The sexes differ strongly: adult bulls are generally dark brown to black and larger and more sturdily built, while cows are thinner and usually pale brown or chestnut red. There is a big white patch on the rump, and both sexes carry horns, typically 60–95 cm long (Wikipedia, general species account).
Three subspecies are generally recognised. Banteng are active by day as well as at night, though they are more nocturnal where people are frequent. Herds comprise two to forty individuals (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)