Meet a resident of the Bioparco

Currently visible Banteng

Bali

Bos javanicus

Bali

Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.

Meet Bali

Bali is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.

An individual, not just a species

The identity card of Bali

Sex
non specificato
Origin
The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.

Verifiable facts and scientific language

Species profile

Banteng

Bos javanicus

The banteng is a wild bovine with marked differences between males and females.

Class
Mammalia
Diet
Herbivore
IUCN status
EN Endangered Endangered (EN) It faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild. IUCN Red List classification
Natural habitat
Open forest, grassland and forest mosaics.
Distribution
Southeast Asia.
Feeding
Grasses, leaves, shoots and bamboo.
Characteristics
A wild bovine with marked differences between males and females.

One fact to take home

Observe, connect, remember

It is an ancestor of domestic Bali cattle.