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Bubalus bubalis |
Bubalus is a genus of bovines, the English name of which is buffalo. Species that belong to this genus are:
- Subgenus Bubalus
- Water Buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
- Carabao, Bubalus bubalis carabanesis
- River buffalo Bubalus bubalis bubalis
- Wild Asian Water Buffalo, Bubalus bubalis (arnee)
- Bubalus cebuensis (extinct)
- Short-horned Water Buffalo, Bubalus mephistopheles
- Tamaraw, Bubalus mindorensis
- Water Buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
- Subgenus Anoa
- Lowland Anoa, Bubalus depressicornis
- Mountain Anoa, Bubalus quarlesi
Some zoologists split the Water Buffalo into two or three species, the Domestic Asian Water Buffalo, the Philippines Carabao and the Wild Asian Water Buffalo, a rare endangered species which is the domestic buffalo's ancestor.
[edit] Dwarf Buffalo
The Tamaraw, Anoa and extinct Bubalus cebuensis are all island dwarf species of Bubalus.
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