Bos

For authors named Bos, see Bos (author).

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bovoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Ruminantiamorpha Subordo: Ruminantia Infraordo: Pecora Superfamilia: Bovoidea

Familia: Bovidae
Subfamilia: Bovinae
Genus: Bos
Subgenera: B. (Bos) – B. (Bibos) – B. (Novibos)

Overview of species

B. frontalis – B. gaurus – B. grunniens – B. indicus – B. javanicus – B. mutus – B. sauveli – B. taurus
Species extinctae: †B. acutifrons – †B. aegyptiacus – †B. planifrons – †B. buiaensis – †B. primigenius

Name

Bos Linnaeus, 1758: 71 [conserved name]

Type species: Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758, by Linnean tautonymy.
Gender: masculine.
Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 75 (1922: 37).

Synonyms

Pseudonovibos Peter & Feiler, 1994

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature 1922. Opinion 75. Twenty-seven generic names of Protozoa, Vermes, Pisces, Reptilia and Mammalia included in the Official List of Zoological Names. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(1): 35–37. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Peter, W.P. & Feiler, A. 1994. Eine neue Bovidenart aus Vietnam und Cambodia (Mammalia: Ruminantia). Zoologische Abhandlungen 48: 169–176. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: بقر
azərbaycanca: Əsl öküzlər
Boarisch: Rindviech
български: Говеда
čeština: Tur
dansk: Okser
Deutsch: Rinder
Ελληνικά: Βους
English: Cattle
Esperanto: Bovo
español: Buey
eesti: Veis
فارسی: گاو
suomi: Naudat
Nordfriisk: Beesten
贛語: 牛
עברית: פר
magyar: Tulok
italiano: Vacca
日本語: ウシ属
Taqbaylit: Afunas
ქართული: ჩვეულებრივი ძროხა
한국어: 소속
kurdî: Ga
lietuvių: Jaučiai
latviešu: Vērši
русский: Настоящие быки
српски / srpski: Права говеда
українська: Бик
oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Buqalar
vèneto: Vaca
Tiếng Việt: Bò
吴语: 牛属
粵語: 牛屬
中文: 牛属