Bos

Table of contents

1 Placement 2 Synonyms and common names 3 Species

Placement

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Mammalia

Order Artiodactyla

Family Bovidae

Subfamily Bovinae

Genus Bos

Species

• Bos taurus (Western cattle, including oxen)
• Bos indicus (humped cattle of India and Africa; called zebu by Europeans)
• Bos frontalis (gaur, gayal or Indian bison)
• Bos grunniens (yak; also Bos mutus)
• Bos sauveli (kouprey or grey ox)
• Bos primigenius (aurochs - extinct 1627)
• Bos aegyptiacus (ancient Egyptian cattle; extinct)
• Bos javanicus (banteng)