Lowland anoa
The lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) is a species of buffalo endemic to Sulawesi. Its closest relative is the mountain anoa, and it is still a debate as to whether the two are the same species or not. It is also related to the water buffalo, and both are classified in the genus Bubalus.
| Lowland anoa | |
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| Lowland anoa (B. depressicornis) at the Surabaya Zoo, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Genus: | Bubalus |
| Subgenus: | Anoa |
| Species: | B. depressicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bubalus depressicornis Smith, 1827 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anoa depressicornis | |
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