Bos taurus
Linnaeus, 1758
Domestic Cattle
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
Authority citation
Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033882Original name as described
Bos Taurus
Other common names
Cattle · Cow · Bull · European Cattle · Zebu · Zebu Cattle · Humped Cattle · Indicine Cattle · Brahma · Brahman · Brahman Cattle · Indicine Cattle · Taurine Cattle · Sanga Cattle
Type locality
Uppsala, Sweden.
Country distribution
Domesticated
Taxonomy notes
domestic form of B. primigenius; includes indicus, which is often treated as a distinct species; because both domestic forms originate from a single wild species, they are considered a single taxon 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
Not Evaluated
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