Bos primigenius

von Bojanus, 1827

Aurochs

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Bovinae
Tribe : Bovini
Genus : Bos

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Nova Acta Acad. Cses. Leop. -Carol., Dresden, 13: pt. 2, p. 422, 1827

Original name as described

Bos primigenius

Other common names

Ure · Urus

Type locality

Poland.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Poland

Taxonomy notes

wild form of B. taurus and B. indicus (includes the extinct form namadicus in India as a synonym here)

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006265

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Leptobos (Bibos?) Frazeri

(Rütimeyer, 1878)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

frazeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:OR 39710

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

165

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47338906

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der schweizerischen paläontologischen Gesellschaft

Bos namadicus

Falconer, 1859

Family

Bovidae

Root name

namadicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

GSIC F 183

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

230

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Lydekker (1898:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369937) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)

Bos brachyceros europaeus

Adametz, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

europaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

319

Authority publication

Journal für Landwirtschaft

Bos urus priscus

von Schlotheim, 1820

Family

Bovidae

Root name

priscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Gotha

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos primogenius

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Bovidae

Root name

primogenius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534840

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Bos trochoceros

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Bovidae

Root name

trochoceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534840

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Bos aurochs

Lesson, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aurochs

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

184

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Bos taurus mauritanicus

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mauritanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369933

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1898:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)

Bos taurus primigenius

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

primigenius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369929

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369929) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:449, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016092) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos taurus urus

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Bovidae

Root name

urus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033882

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos Urus

C. H. Smith, 1827

Family

Bovidae

Root name

urus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

414

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264559

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos primigenius

von Bojanus, 1827

Family

Bovidae

Root name

primigenius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

422

Authority publication

Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Morlot (1929:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67257)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136721/237471616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bos trochocerus

H. von Meyer, 1832

Family

Bovidae

Root name

trochocerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Bibos Aristotelis

(Hodgson, 1838)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aristotelis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3381086

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Bibos classicus

(Hodgson, 1838)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

classicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3381086

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Bos taurus, var. sylvestris

Bonaparte, 1845

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sylvestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573721

Authority publication

Milan

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bison africanus

(P. Thomas, 1881)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11089187

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France

Bos primigenius mauritanicus

P. Thomas, 1881

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mauritanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11089201

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France

Bos curvidens

A. Pomel, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

curvidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

95

Authority publication

Algiers

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos ibericus

A. Pomel, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ibericus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Algiers

Bos opisthonomus

A. Pomel, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

opisthonomus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Algiers

Bos opisthonotus

Trouessart, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

opisthonotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

997

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53436208

Authority publication

Berlin

Bos macroceros

Dürst, 1903

Family

Bovidae

Root name

macroceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos (primigenius) Italiae

Pohlig, 1912

Family

Bovidae

Root name

italiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

311

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie, Paléontologie et Hydrologie

Bos (primigenius) Siciliae

Pohlig, 1912

Family

Bovidae

Root name

siciliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

316

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie, Paléontologie et Hydrologie

Bos primigenius hahni

Hilzheimer, 1917

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hahni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Bos Balticus

Stegmann von Pritzwald, 1924

Family

Bovidae

Root name

balticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus vignardi

(Gaillard, 1934)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

vignardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Archives du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Lyon

Bos primigenius suxianensis

Liu, 1980

Family

Bovidae

Root name

suxianensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

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