Wild water buffalo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the wild water buffalo lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bubalus arnee
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the wild water buffalo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the wild water buffalo in 3 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the wild water buffalo endangered?

The wild water buffalo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the wild water buffalo?

The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Bubalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the wild water buffalo

The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), also called Asian buffalo, Asiatic buffalo and wild buffalo, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It was first described in 1792.

The wild water buffalo is the most likely ancestor of the domestic water buffalo. It has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the global population totals less than 4,000 mature individuals.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Wild water buffalo (revision 1379925740), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1914208 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).