Bos taurus

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DomainEukaryota • RegnumAnimalia • PhylumChordata • SubphylumVertebrata • InfraphylumGnathostomata • SuperclassisTetrapoda • ClassisMammalia • SubclassisTheria • InfraclassisEutheria • OrdoArtiodactyla • SubordoRuminantia • FamiliaBovidae • SubfamiliaBovinae • GenusBos • Species: Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758
  • EnglishDomestic Cattle
  • Deutsch: Hausrind
  • lietuvių: Naminis jautis
  • Bân-lâm-gú: Au-chiu gû
  • norsk bokmål: storfe
  • polski: Bydło
  • português: Gado bovino
  • slovenščina: domače govedo
  • Türkçe: Bayağı sığır
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As ruled by Opinion 2027 the scientific name of cattle can either be Bos taurus (as a species) or Bos primigenius taurus (as a subspecies). The Aurochs can not be a subspecies of Bos taurus, as has been stated in Mammal Species of the World (v3, 2005) link: (in error) and in ITIS link: (in error).

Commonly known as cattle, cow (female), bull or ox (male). The child is a calf.

Cows[edit]

See also Cattle.

Bulls[edit]

See also Bull.

Calves[edit]

See also Calf.

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