Lowland anoa

The lowland anoa is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, an IUCN threatened category.

Weight

150 kg – 300 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

29.1 years – 36.1 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

36.1 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

274 days – 304 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

2 years – 2.07 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The lowland anoa is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderArtiodactyla
5. familyBovidae
6. genusBubalus
7. SpeciesBubalus depressicornis (C. H. Smith, 1827)

Synonyms Anoa quarlesi, Antilope depressicornis, Bubalus anoa, Bubalus quarlesi

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Water buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Bovidae

CR, Critically Endangered

Tamaraw

Bubalus mindorensis

Bovidae

EN, Endangered

Wild water buffalo

Bubalus arnee

Bovidae

S

Short-horned water buffalo

Bubalus mephistopheles

BovidaeNo free photo yet

B

Bubalus tnindorensis

BovidaeNo free photo yet

CompareLowland anoa vs Water buffaloLowland anoa vs TamarawLowland anoa vs Wild water buffaloLowland anoa vs Short-horned water buffalo

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@misc{lowland_anoa_2026,
  title = {Lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lowland-anoa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}