The Mindoro dwarf buffalo (i.e., Tamaraw, tamarou)'s scientific name is bubalus mindorensis. May I ask why you wanted to know? Does it have something to do with the fact that this species is critically endangered?

That would depend on which type of buffalo you are referring to. There are American Buffalo, Wisent (aka Eurasian Buffalo), Water Buffalo, etc.

The tamaraw is classified as a critically endangered species of dwarf buffalo, scientifically known as Bubalus mindorensis. It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines and is one of the rarest and most threatened mammals in the world.

The scientific name of the carabao is Bubalus bubalis.

The Cherokees hunted buffalo for food, using the meat for sustenance and the hides for clothing and shelter. Buffalo played a significant role in their daily lives, providing them with essential resources for survival.

any crop, buffalo, corn, elk, and fish

compare the roles of men and women in the Hopi village

berries, plants, and buffalo

Bison bison is the species name of the American Bison. Thus the Genus for this species is Bison.

Yes they can, but of course since they're land animals they're not all that proficient at it like a seal or otter is. They can and will cross rivers if they have to to get to other grazing lands.

Not totally. Like cattle, they can only see blue and yellowish hues, but not red.

The cape buffalo is not an endangered species. It is still common over most of it's range, and has shown an ability to rebuild numbers quickly, after populations were decimated by the disease rinderpest. The species is listed as of least concern by the IUCN Redlist.

Water buffalo's are Ruminant herbivores. The only thing they hunt is plants.

Wild rice shoots may be the closest they come to preying upon.

loss of habitat

Cows, sheep, horses, pronghorn antelope, gophers, elk, and some song and game birds will eat blue grama grass.

Well, technically, they are supposed to be called bison because buffalos (cape and water) live in Africa and Asia.

Yes. Bison have short tails.

Wood Bison live in boreal forest regions of Alaska, Yukon, western Northwest Territories, northeastern British Columbia, northern Alberta, and northwestern Saskatchewan.

Body language and vocalizations, just like with any other herd-orientated animal.

Yes. Beefalo is a breed of the result of breeding bison to cattle, and often is of 3/8's bison and 5/8's domestic bovine. Any mix of bison to cattle will designate it a "beefalo."

The American bison, while not a buffalo, has a head that does look like a water buffalo's, or the head of a bull of the cattle family. It has short curved horns, and a huge curly-wooly hump in its back right over the front shoulders. American bison are depicted on older United States nickel coins.

Average lifespan is 12 to 15 years.