Banteng

Banteng
Bos javanicus / Banteng

Banteng

Habitat: sparse forests, gallery forests
Continent: Asia
Food: Grasses, but also foliage and fruits
Gestation/breeding period: 280 days
Mode of life: Small herds of up to 12 animals, bulls often solitary outside mating season
Class: Mammals
Order: Artiodactyla

Key facts

~ 1.60 m
size

~ 800 kg
weight

~ 25 years
age

How endangered are Bantengs?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

Domesticated bantengs have been brought by humans to many other islands in Indonesia.

Bantengbulle