The banteng, also known as the tembadau, is a species of wild bovine found in Southeast Asia, with domestic-wild hybrids present in parts of Northern Australia.
Banteng Alas Purwo
A comparison between Indochinese (left) and Javan (right) banteng in facial features (Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1898)
Bulls of the Javan subspecies (Bos javanicus javanicus) are black.
Bulls of the Indochinese subspecies (Bos javanicus birmanicus), like those at Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary (Thailand) are commonly reddish-yellow.
The gaur, also known as the Indian bison, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global populati
Banteng
…error that continued in several publications by later authors. Fossils of banteng are known from the Middle Pleistocene of Thailand along with Stegodon, gaur, wild water buffalo and other living and extinct mammals. Four subspecies are generally recognised based on phenotypic differences, though some authors…
Indian Gaur from anaimalai hills JEG5290
Bos gaurus grangeri skeleton