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Cow

Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bos taurus
Species recognized by Egypt Species List, Australia Species List, Bolivia Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Croatia Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Ecuador Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Hong Kong Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Kenya Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Madagascar Species List, Morocco Species List, New Zealand Species List, Niger Species List, Norway Species List, Peru Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Romania Species List, Singapore Species List, South Korea Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Tanzania Species List, The Netherlands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Zambia Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, NCBI, EOL authors, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Bos taurus
Recognized by SI Wild, CalPhotos, AnAge articles, White and Seymour, 2014, Global Invasive Species Database, Biopix Nature Photos, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and Pantheria
Bos taurus (Bleue du Nord)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Bos taurus (Charolais)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Bos taurus (Galloway)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Bos taurus (Hereford)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Bos taurus (Hvidt)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Bos taurus (Limousine)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Bos taurus (Sdm)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Bos taurus (Skotsk)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Bos taurus (Watusi)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by eMammal, NBII images, and Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel
Bos taurus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Simpson et al 2020, Simpson et al 2020, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GGBN data coverage, and wikipedia BR
Bos taurus
Recognized by PlanetScott, iDigBio type specimen records, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, TreatmentBank, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Bos bovis
Synonym according to NCBI

Common Names

English

Cow preferred
Recognized by SI Wild
Aurochs
prefer
Recognized by PlanetScott and admin
cattle
prefer
Recognized by admin
domestic cattle
prefer
Recognized by admin
aurochs
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
cow
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Domestic cattle
prefer
Recognized by AnAge
Ayrshire
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Chartley Bull
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Chillingham Bull
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Chillingham cattle
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Galloway cow
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Guernsey
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Jersey
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Red polled cow
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Recognized by Flickr BHL
Wild cattle
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Wild white cattle
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Recognized by Flickr BHL
cadzow
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Recognized by Flickr BHL
hereford
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Recognized by Flickr BHL
shorthorn
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Recognized by Flickr BHL
wild cattle
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Recognized by Flickr BHL
wild white cattle
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Recognized by Flickr BHL
Domesticated cattle
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020
Scottish cattle
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Finnish

Nauta preferred
Recognized by admin

French

Vache preferred
Recognized by admin

Italian

Bue domestico preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

ウシ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Occitan (post 1500)

Vaca preferred
Recognized by admin

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Vacă preferred
Recognized by admin

Urdu

Gaa-ay preferred
Recognized by admin
Gaan'
prefer
Recognized by admin
neeli bar Gaa-ay
prefer
Recognized by admin
sandal bar Gaa-ay
prefer
Recognized by admin
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Curated hierarchies for Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Ruminantia
Bovidae
Bovinae
Bos Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus primigenius Bojanus 1827
Bos taurus taurus Linnaeus 1758
Bos frontalis Lambert 1804
Bos grunniens Linnaeus 1766
Bos javanicus d'Alton 1823
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Artiodactyla Owen 1848
Bovidae Gray 1821
Bovinae Gray 1821
Bos Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus primigenius Bojanus 1827
Bos taurus taurus Linnaeus 1758
Bos frontalis Lambert 1804
Bos grunniens Linnaeus 1766
Bos javanicus d'Alton 1823
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus primigenius Bojanus 1827
Bos taurus taurus Linnaeus 1758
Bos frontalis Lambert 1804
Bos grunniens Linnaeus 1766
Bos javanicus d'Alton 1823
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Ruminantia
Bovidae
Bovinae
Bos Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus primigenius Bojanus 1827
Bos taurus taurus Linnaeus 1758
Bos frontalis Lambert 1804
Bos grunniens Linnaeus 1766
Bos javanicus d'Alton 1823
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus primigenius Bojanus 1827
Bos taurus taurus Linnaeus 1758
Bos frontalis Lambert 1804
Bos grunniens Linnaeus 1766
Bos javanicus d'Alton 1823
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Bovidae
Bos Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus primigenius Bojanus 1827
Bos taurus taurus
Bos acutifrons Lydekker 1877
Bos bubaloides Arambourg 1979
Bos bubalus
Bos frontalis Lambert 1804
Bos grunniens Linnaeus 1766
Bos javanicus d'Alton 1823
Bos nanus
Bos palaethiopicus Arambourg 1979
Bos planifrons Lydekker 1877
Bos priscus Bojanus 1825
Bos pumilis
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937
Bos sondaicus

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Artiodactyla Owen 1848
Bovidae Gray 1821
Bovinae Gray 1821
Bos Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus 1758
Bos taurus primigenius Bojanus 1827
Bos taurus taurus Linnaeus 1758
Bos frontalis Lambert 1804
Bos grunniens Linnaeus 1766
Bos javanicus d'Alton 1823
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Ruminantia
Pecora
Bovidae
Bovinae
Bos
Bos taurus (this page)
Bos frontalis
Bos frontalis × Bos indicus
Bos frontalis × Bos taurus
Bos gaurus
Bos gaurus × Bos taurus
Bos grunniens
Bos grunniens × Bos indicus
Bos grunniens × Bos taurus
Bos indicus
Bos indicus × Bos taurus
Bos javanicus
Bos javanicus birmanicus × Bos indicus
Bos mutus
Bos primigenius
Bos sauveli
Bos taurus × Bos grunniens
Bos taurus × Bos indicus
unclassified Bos

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Euungulata
Cetartiodactyla
Artiofabula
Cetruminantia
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia
Pecora
Bovoidea
Bovidae
Bovinae
Bos
Bos taurus (this page)
Bos primigenius indicus
Bos taurus indicus
Bos taurus taurus
Bos taurus taurus
Bibos
Bos
Bos arnee
Bos bison
Bos bonasus
Bos bubalis
Bos caffer
Bos domestic
Bos frontalis
Bos gaurus
Bos grunniens
Bos indicus
Bos javanicus
Bos mutus
Bos namadicus
Bos nanus
Bos palaesondaicus
Bos primigenius
Bos pumilis
Bos sauveli
Novibos
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