JAVAN BANTENG

 

Measurement Male Female
Weight 600 – 800 kg ( 1320 – 1760 lbs )
Length :

Horn Length :

Length : 190- 225 cm ( 6.3 – 7.5 ft )

60-75 cm ( 2.0 – 2.5 feet long )

Height Height : 160 cm ( 2.0 – 2.5 )
Interesting Fact

 

Characteristics Description
Color/Body Both males and females carry the characteristic white stockings and white rump, as well as white muzzle and white spots above the eyes.

Females are brown to reddish brown with a dark dorsal stripe. white spots above the eyes.

Their short crescent-shaped horns point inward at the tips and their appearance is trim and distinctly cattle-like.

Males have blackish brown to blue-black with the horns being more angular and turning out and then up, with the tips turning inward.

Both males and females have a slight hump on their back above the shoulders.

Habitat :

Range :

Dense forest and bamboo jungles

Borneo , Java and Malay Peninsula

Food Grasses ,leaves and ,shoots
Status :

Reason for Status :

Endangered.

Only less than 5,000 – 8,000 remain in the wild. Population of declined 80% in the past 20 years.

Gestation :

Lifespan :

9.50 months

18 years in the wild / 20 – 26 years in captivity

 

 

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