Mountain Anoa

The mountain anoa, Bubalus quarlesi, also known as Quarles anoa, is a species of dwarf buffalo endemic to Sulawesi. Its closest relative is the lowland anoa, and it is still debated whether the two are the same species, since they occur together in many areas and interbreed in some. At only 70 centimetres at the shoulder it is the smallest of all living wild cattle, slightly smaller even than the lowland anoa, although both species typically weigh 150 to 300 kilograms. Compared with the lowland anoa it has longer, woolier hair that moults every year, with faint spots on the head, neck and limbs. Both species appear closely related to the extinct Bubalus grovesi of southern Sulawesi. The leading causes of its decline include hunting by local villagers.