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Banteng
Scientific Name: Bos javanicus
Subspecies: 1. Bos j. birmanicus: Eastern Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, Vietnam and Malaysia. 2. Bos j. javanicus: Java, Bali. Introduced into northern Australia. 3. Bos j. Iowi: Borneo.
Habitat: Wet and dry deciduous forest, swamps and rainforest.
Description: Large buffalo weighing up to 800 kg and measuring up to 1,80 m over the shoulder. It may reach a total body length of 2,25 m without tail (85 cm). General colour brown. Less heavily built than the waterbuffalo.
Hunting method: Stalking.
Hunting available in: Northern Australia.
