Banteng  (Bos javanicus)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Nocturnal: active at night.
  • Sexual dimorphism: when males and females of the same species differ in appearance.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. The Ultimate Ungulate Page (January, 2006)
    http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Bos_javanicus.html
  3. WWF Publications - Gaur (Bos gaurus) and Banteng (Bos javanicus) (January, 2006)
    http://assets.panda.org/downloads/10gafactsheete.pdf
  4. Bison, Buffalo, and Cattle Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) (January, 2006)
    http://www.csew.com/cattletag/Cattle%20Website/Fact_Sheets/Banteng/banteng.htm
  5. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  6. Animal Diversity Web (January, 2006)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
  7. The 3rd IUCN Conservation Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004 – Does the Banteng (Bos javanicus) have a Future in Java? Challenges of the Conservation of a Large Herbivore in a Densely Populated Island (January, 2006)
    http://www.iucn.org/congress/documents/kmcd/reports/Pudyatmoko%20-%20Conservation%20of%20banteng.pdf
  8. Weiss, R. (2003) Scientists Reveal Healthy Clone Of Endangered Javan Banteng. The Tech, 123 (17): 0 - 0. Available at: http://www-tech.mit.edu/V123/N17/cloning.17w.html
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