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Aurochs vs Banteng

The aurochs is heavier: 1.5 t against 625 kg for the banteng, about 2.4 times the weight.

Aurochs (Bos primigenius)
Aurochs EXExtinct
Photo: Jaap Rouwenhorst (photograph) DFoidl (GIMP modifications) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Banteng (Bos javanicus)
Banteng CRCritically Endangered
Photo: Buyung Sukananda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a aurochs and a banteng?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The aurochs is heavier: 1.5 t against 625 kg for the banteng, about 2.4 times the weight.
  • Both belong to the genus Bos, so they are close relatives.
  • The aurochs is listed as Extinct on the IUCN Red List; the banteng is Critically Endangered.

Side by side

AurochsBanteng
Scientific nameBos primigeniusBos javanicus
FamilyBovidaeBovidae
OrderArtiodactylaArtiodactyla
Weight1.5 t625 kg – 683.3 kg
LengthNot recorded1.9 m – 3.68 m
LifespanNot recorded27 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
HabitatNot recordedforest
Conservation statusExtinctCritically Endangered
Countries recordedNot recorded1

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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