Bubalus

Bubalus is a genus of Asiatic bovines that was proposed by Charles Hamilton Smith in 1827. Bubalus and Syncerus form the subtribe Bubalina, the true buffaloes.

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Bubalus is a genus within the family Bovidae, classified under the order Artiodactyla, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by C. H. Smith in 1827 and belongs to the subfamily Bovinae. Its status is accepted, and it is associated with freshwater habitats. The temporal range for this genus begins in the Piacenzian.

Records of Bubalus have been documented in several countries, including South Africa, Indonesia, Zambia, Kenya, and Nigeria. Specimens are held by institutions such as YPM, CMC, UMZC, NHMUK, and GNM. The genus has been described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Bubalus

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded22,380

水牛属（學名：Bubalus），是牛科的一屬，包括五種現存的水牛：河水牛 Bubalus arnee 水牛 Bubalus bubalus 低地倭水牛 Bubalus depressicornis 山地倭水牛 Bubalus quarlesi 民都洛水牛 Bubalus mindorensis 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=水牛属&oldid=42672720” 分类：水牛属隐藏分类：物种微格式条目含有拉丁語的條目

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 181
With media: 2
Family: Bovidae
Collections: YPM, CMC, UMZC, NHMUK, GNM, MVZ
Recorded in: South Africa, Indonesia, Zambia, Kenya, [Tanzania], Nigeria, India, British Central Africa [Malawi]

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Bubalus is a genus of Asiatic bovines that was proposed by Charles Hamilton Smith in 1827. Bubalus and Syncerus form the subtribe Bubalina, the true buffaloes.

The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and classification of domestic animals as species, subspecies, races or breeds has been discussed controversially for many years and was inconsistent between authors. Assessors of the Food and Agriculture Organization consider domestic water buffalo populations as breeds.

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