Asian buffalo  (Bubalus bubalis)

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Also known as: Asiatic buffalo, wild water buffalo, wild Asiatic buffalo, water buffalo, Indian buffalo, feral water buffalo
Previously known as: Bubalus arnee
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae
GenusBubalus (1)
SizeHead-body length: 2.4 – 3 m (2)
Tail length: 0.6 – 1 m (2)
Shoulder height: 1.5 – 1.9 m (3)
Weightup to 1.2 tonnes (male) (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed under Appendix III (Nepal) of CITES (as Bubalus arnee) (4).

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