A wild cattle species also called tembadau on Borneo. Its appearance differs by sex and age.
Adult males are black or nearly black, while adult females and young males are reddish brown. Both sexes have a white rump and white lower legs that look like socks.
At Cikeusik and Citadahan in Ujung Kulon National Park on Java, Indonesia, a study compared how banteng and Javan rhinoceroses used water, food, and cover. The two large herbivores live in the same park; they share preferences for some plants and for cover, and both need fresh water each day.
The authors described indirect, exploitative competition when natural resources become scarce, including in the dry season, and suggested that banteng could threaten Javan rhinos under those conditions. Exploitative competition occurs when one species’ use of a shared resource leaves less for another.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
A study of two sites in Ujung Kulon National Park reported overlap in some preferred plants and fresh-water use by banteng and Javan rhinos, with potential indirect competition when resources are scarce in the dry season. Identifying shared water and feeding sites can inform local habitat management. A current global category, assessment date, and trend were not confirmed.