Dwarf buffalo

Japanese: アカスイギュウ - あかすいぎゅう(英語表記)dwarf
Dwarf buffalo

An animal of the order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae. It is a subspecies of the African buffalo, but is rather small, standing 1.1 to 1.4 meters tall at the shoulder. Its body color is reddish brown, and it mainly lives in forests. Some scholars have suggested that this species is a separate, primitive type.

[Shiro Nakagawa]

[References] | African buffalo

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱偶蹄(ぐうてい)目ウシ科の動物。アフリカスイギュウの1亜種であるが、やや小形で肩高1.1~1.4メートル。体色は赤褐色で、おもに森林にすむ。学者により、この種を原始的タイプの別種とする説もある。

[中川志郎]

[参照項目] | アフリカスイギュウ

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