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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Bubalus bubalis
Domestic Water Buffalo
 
Animal Group: Mammal
哺乳類
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Other Common Name(s): Domestic Buffalo , Water Buffalo , Water Ox
Description: Feral buffalos in the wild; the pelage is entirely grey; fur is short, coarse and sparse on the skin; the face is long and narrow; ears are comparative small; grey or black hair are present, which is directed toward a tuft on the forehead; horns, carried by both sexes, are heavy at the base, normally curve backward and inward, and are triangular in cross section.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Uncommon
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Found in Kam Tin, and the southern part of Lantau Island.
Global Distribution
  • From Egypt to the Philippines, particularly southern Asia.
Photo Gallery
References
  • Nowak,R.M. 1991. Walkers' Mammals of the World. 5th ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Lekagul, B., McNeely, J.A. 1988. Mammals of Thailand . 2nd ed. Association for the Conservation of Wildlife, Sahakarnbhat Co., Bangkok, 758 pp.
  • Shek, C. T. 2006. A field guide to the terrestrial mammals of Hong Kong. Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Book Ltd.