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Cattle and bison
Bos
Bos (from Latin bōs: cow, ox, bull) is the genus of wild and domestic cattle. Bos can be divided into four subgenera: Bos, Bibos, Novibos, and Poephagus, but these divisions are controversial. The genus has five extant species. However, this may rise to seven if the domesticated varieties are counted as separate species, and nine if the closely related genus Bison is also included. Most modern breeds of domesticated cattle are believed to have originated from...
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Domestic Cattle
speciesBos taurus
American Bison
speciesBos bison
Gaur
speciesBos gaurus
Wisent
speciesBos bonasus
Domestic Yak
speciesBos grunniens
Banteng
speciesBos javanicus
Gayal
speciesBos frontalis
Wild Yak
speciesBos mutus
Dzo
hybridBos grunniens × taurus
American Beefalo
hybridBos bison × taurus
Fossil Bison
speciesBos antiquus
Aurochs
speciesBos primigenius
Kouprey
speciesBos sauveli
Żubroń
hybridBos bonasus × taurus
Giant Bison
speciesBos latifrons
Gayal × Domestic Cattle
hybridBos frontalis × taurus
Banteng × Domestic Cattle
hybridBos javanicus × taurus
Gaur × Domestic Cattle
hybridBos gaurus × taurus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42396.