Bos javanicus

d'Alton, 1823

Banteng

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Bovinae
Tribe : Bovini
Genus : Bos

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Die Skelete der Wiederkauer, abgebildt und verglichen, 7

Original name as described

Bos Javanicus

Other common names

Bali Cattle · Tembadau · Domestic Banteng

Type material

RMNH.MAM.33659

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33659

Type locality

Indonesia, Java.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Myanmar · China? · Laos? · Vietnam · Thailand · Cambodia · Indonesia · Malaysia

Taxonomy notes

the domestic form is occasionally known under the name domesticus, but this form is not generally recognized at the species level and is included under B. javanicus here

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006263

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Bibos longicornis

(Heude, 1901)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

longicornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ (no number given)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos sondaicus birmanicus

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

birmanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/120b1c16-3603-47b1-98bd-d9e4f0f79f1d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7e2d6cf9-0c7d-4247-9f0f-7a097886ca4d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bba21be2-c51b-4686-ad7b-c5e624600782

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30952616

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:447, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016090) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos sondaicus lowi

Lydekker, 1912

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lowi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1887.2.10.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/17c08553-9c39-4996-9cce-3bc6fb4b6349

Authority page

906

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43069851

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Bos sondaicus porteri

Lydekker, 1909

Family

Bovidae

Root name

porteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.21.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/17a6ddbd-1d84-41c9-9181-5bbdee4a562b

Authority page

669

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31210178

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:447, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016090) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos Javanicus

d'Alton, 1823

Family

Bovidae

Root name

javanicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.33659

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33659

Authority page

11; legend to Plate 8 fig c, page unnumbered

Authority publication

Bonn

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  6. Groves & Grubb (2011:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2888/46362970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bibos discolor

(Heude, 1901)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

discolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SNHM 1616/1242/24222

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

bibos sondaicus domesticus

(Gans, 1915)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

domesticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

103

Authority publication

Kühn-Archiv

Gavæus sondaicus

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sondaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534841

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Bibos Banting

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

banting

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47594988

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47594988) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Gray (1872:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Bos banteng banteng

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

banteng

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771691

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Bos banteng birmanicus

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

birmanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771695

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Bos banteng lowi

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lowi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771693

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Bos banteng porteri

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

porteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771696

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Bibos frontalis banteng

(von Morlot, 1929)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

banteng

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Mitteilungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Thun

Name usages

Morlot (1929:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67257)

bantiger

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bantiger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

691

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos javanicus javanicus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

javanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos javanicus lowi

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lowi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos javanicus birmanicus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

birmanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

574

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos leucoprymnus

Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

Family

Bovidae

Root name

leucoprymnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064196

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos banteng

Temminck, 1836

Family

Bovidae

Root name

banteng

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51389730

Authority publication

Leiden

Bos Sondaicus

S. Müller in Temminck, 1840

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sondaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103228

Authority publication

Leiden

Bos Bentinger

E. Blyth, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bentinger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

445

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40000180

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Bos Sondaicus

E. Blyth, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sondaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

445

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40000180

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos Bentiger

Roulin, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bentiger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

619

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57476574

Authority publication

Paris

Bos sondaicus

Schlegel & S. Müller in Temminck, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sondaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51851220

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Lydekker (1898:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  3. Ward (1910:447, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016090) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos Banteng

J. A. Wagner, 1844

Family

Bovidae

Root name

banteng

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

517

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059332

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos bantinger

Schlegel & S. Müller in Temminck, 1845

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bantinger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51851197

Authority publication

Leiden

Bos banting

Sundevall, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

banting

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392297

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus seligniceros

(A. B. Meyer, 1879)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

seligniceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

882

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28519590

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus seleniceros

(K. M. Heller, 1890)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

seleniceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos sondaicus typicus

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369987

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369987) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:447, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016090) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Bos Banteng domesticus

Duerst, 1905

Family

Bovidae

Root name

domesticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15794543

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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