Domestic Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Description

Bubalus bubalis sering dijumpai tertutup oleh lumpur sehingga sulit medefinisikan warna kulitnya. Ketika tidak tertutup lumpur dan kering kulitnya berwarna abu-abu gelap, ketika tidak tertutup lumpur dan lembab kulitnya berwarna cokelat gelap hingga hitam. Kerbau ini memiliki tubuh yang besar, wajah panjang dan sempit, telinga kecil, dan tanduk besar yang dimiliki jantan maupun betina, namun pada betina tanduknya lebih kecil. Memiliki ekor yang cukup panjang dengan ujung yang tebal.

Population Size

unknown

Life Span

25 - 29 years

WEIGHT​

800 - 1200 kg

LENGTH

240 - 300 cm

Di

Diurnal

He

Herbivore

No

Nocturnal

Pa

Pack

So

Social

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Mammalia

ORDER

:

Artiodactyla

FAMILY

:

Bovidae

GENUS

:

Bubalus

SPECIES

:

Bubalus bubalis

Distribution

Bubalus bubalis is a terrestrial animal but often spends its time in puddles of water, this buffalo is commonly found in forest areas, rivers and meadows, to swamps in lowland area.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, China, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Thailand

Habits and Lifestyle

Bubalus bubalis live in groups, grazing in the morning and evening. Spend a lot of time wallowing in the mud.

Lifestyle

Diurnal, Nocturnal, Terrestrial

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Bubalus bubalis is a ruminant animal that eats grass, but sometimes also eats aquatic plants, leaves, agricultural plants, and various vegetation that grows along the rivers

Diet : Herbivore

Mating Habits

Bubalus bubalis are polygynous animals. Males will enter the female group and mate after the female ends her estrus period. After mating, the male will be driven off from the female group.

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Population

Population status : Endangered (EN)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

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