...Buffaloes, including males, have no neck fur, their heads are not particularly raised, and their body hair is sparse, with older animals being almost entirely naked. Wild species are found in the tropical regions of Africa and South Asia, and there are three genera and six species: the African buffalo (cross buffalo) Synceros caffer (illustration), the Red buffalo S. nanus (S. nanus), the Asiatic buffalo Bubalus bubalis ( B. arnee ), the Mindoran buffalo ( B. mindorensis ), the Anoa (Anoa depressicornis ) (illustration), and the Mountain anoa A. quarlesi (A. quarlesi) . The Asiatic buffalo (water buffalo) (illustration) has horns that are clearly triangular in cross section, with the bases far apart, relatively small ears with no noticeable tufts of hair on the edges, and hair on the back that runs from the lower back to the front. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Bubalus bubalis" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…スイギュウ類は,雄にも首にたれ皮がなく,鬐甲(きこう)部(首が肩に続くところ)がとくに高まらず,体毛はまばらで,老獣では全身がほとんど裸出する。野生種はアフリカと南アジアの熱帯地方に分布し,アフリカスイギュウ(クロスイギュウ)Synceros caffer(イラスト),アカスイギュウS.nanus,アジアスイギュウBubalus bubalis(=B.arnee),ミンドロスイギュウ(タマラオ)B.mindorensis,アノアAnoa depressicornis(イラスト),ヤマアノアA.quarlesiの3属6種がある。 アジアスイギュウ(英名Asiatic buffalo,water buffalo)(イラスト)は,アフリカスイギュウと違って角の断面がはっきりした三角形で,左右の基部が遠く離れ,耳介が比較的小さく,その縁に顕著な毛の房がなく,背筋の毛は腰から前のほうへ向かっている。… ※「Bubalus bubalis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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