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8. Banteng
The banteng (Bos javanicus), also known as tembadau, is a species of wild cattle found
in Southeast Asia. Banteng have been domesticated in several places in Southeast Asia, and
there are around 1.5 million domestic banteng, which are called Bali cattle. These animals are
used as working animals and for their meat. Banteng have also been introduced to Northern
Australia, where they have established stable feral populations.
9. Bengal fox
The Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis), also known as the Indian fox, is a fox endemic to
the Indian subcontinent and is found from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through
southern India and
from
southern
and
eastern Pakistan to
eastern India and
southeastern Bangladesh.
10. Eld's deer
Eld's deer (Panolia eldii), [2] also known as the thamin or brow-antlered deer, is
an endangered species of deerindigenous to Southeast Asia. [1] The species was first discovered
by Westerners in Manipur in India in 1839. The original scientific name, Cervus eldi, was
coined in 1844 in honour of Lt. Percy Eld, a British officer. [citation needed] The
threesubspecies of the Eld's deer are: Panolia eldii eldi: The Manipuri brow-antlered deer is
found in Manipur, India. It is called sangai in Manipuri. P. e. thamin: The Burmese brow-
antlered deer found in Myanmar, and westernmost Thailand. P. e. siamensis: The Thai brow-
antlered deer is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and should perhaps
be treated as a separate species. The population on the Chinese island of Hainan is sometimes
considered another subspecies, P. e. hainanus, but this is not supported by genetic evidence.
It was described byLydekker in 1915.
Banteng
Bengal Fox
Eld’s Deer
11. Brown bear
The brown
bear (Ursus
arctos)
is
a
large bear distributed
across
much
of
northern Eurasia and North America and (with thepolar bear) is the largest land-based
predator on earth. There are several recognized subspecies within the brown bear species.
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