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Bos (from Latin bōs: cow, ox, bull) is a genus of bovines, which includes, among others, wild and domestic cattle.. Bos is often divided into four subgenera: Bos, Bibos, Novibos, and Poephagus, but including these last three divisions within the genus Bos without including Bison is believed to be paraphyletic by many workers on the classification of the genus since the 1980s.
Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos . Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls .
Bos taurus (or Bos taurus taurus), typically referred to as "taurine" cattle, are generally adapted to cooler climates and include almost all cattle breeds originating from Europe and northern Asia. In some parts of the world further species of cattle are found (both as wild and domesticated animals), and some of these are related so closely to ...
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2003) Opinion 2027 (Case 3010). Usage of 17 specific names based on wild species which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic animals (Lepidoptera, Osteichthyes, Mammalia): conserved. Bull. Zool. Nomencl., 60:81–84.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Extinct species of large cattle Not to be confused with Bos taurus, European bison, or Oryx. Aurochs Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene–Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Mounted skeleton of an aurochs bull at the National Museum of Denmark Conservation status Extinct (1627 ...
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Bos (primigenius) taurus The Holstein Friesian is an international breed or group of breeds of dairy cattle . It originated in Frisia , stretching from the Dutch province of North Holland to the German state of Schleswig-Holstein .
Below is the listing of species recognized by Groves and Grubb (2011) [4] with species names following Castelló (2016) from Bovids of the World: [7] Subtribe Bovina (Gray, 1821) Genus Bos (Linnaeus, 1758) Bos javanicus (d'Alton, 1823) – Banteng; Bos sauveli (Urbain, 1937) – Kouprey; Bos gaurus (Hamilton-Smith, 1827) – Gaur; Bos frontalis ...