River buffalo
(most common name)

local/other name:
• camus (Turkey)
• manda (Turkey)
local/other name (Spanish):
• carabao (male)
• caraballa (female)

River buffalo are a type of water buffalo. In Europe, the largest population can be found in Italy; the second largest in Bulgaria.

River buffalo can be dark grey to black in color.

There are ‘breeds’ of River buffalo (several with breed societies). River buffalo are important for their contribution as a domestic animal mainly used for milk and meat production.

Note: The zoological classification for ‘buffalo’ maintains it as a separate species from common cattle. Bison also share common base characteristics (i.e. even-toed ungulate ruminants) and branch off in genus (which falls below family and above species) from common cattle and yak.

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-20

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