Bos

Bos is:\n* the taxonomic genus containing cattle.\n* a popular Dutch surname, meaning 'forest'

Table of contents

1 Placement of the Genus Bos 2 Synonyms and common names 3 Species

Placement of the Genus Bos

\n:Kingdom Animalia\n:Phylum Chordata\n:Class Mammalia\n:Order Artiodactyla\n:Family Bovidae\n:Subfamily Bovinae\n:Genus Bos

Synonyms and common names

\nCow, cattle, ox, oxen.

Species

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