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Bubalus
mindorensis
(Heude,
1888). Mem. Hist. Nat. Emp. Chin., 2:4.
©2002
ORDER—ARTIODACTYLA
FAMILY—Bovidae
COMMON NAME—Tamaraw,
Mindoro dwarf buffalo.
DISTRIBUTION—
Endemic to the Mindoro Faunal Region; found in remote areas on Mindoro
only (FMNH).
HABITAT—Originally
from sea level to high peaks on Mindoro, but now confined to a few remote
areas in rough terrain. Probably prefers second growth and mixed forest/grassland
(Kuehn, 1986; Custodio et al., 1996)
STATUS—Rare
and geographically restricted; severely endangered and declining (Oliver,
1994; Custodio
et al., 1996).
IUCN:
Endangered.
CITES: Appendix I.
U.S. ESA: Endangered.
COMMENTS—Groves
(1969) assigned the tamaraw to the subgenus Bubalus, rather than
to Anoa.
© 1998 William
L.R. Oliver
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