Placement Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Family Bovidae Subfamily Bovinae Genus Bos Synonyms and common names Ox, oxen, cattle. Species Bos taurus (Western cattle, including oxen) Bos indicus (humped cattle of India and Africa; called zebu by Europeans) Bos frontalis (gaur, gayal or Indian bison) Bos grunniens (yak; also Bos mutus) Bos sauveli (kouprey or grey ox) Bos primigenius (aurochs - extinct 1627) Bos aegyptiacus (ancient Egyptian cattle; extinct) Bos javanicus (banteng)
Species Bos taurus (Western cattle, including oxen) Bos indicus (humped cattle of India and Africa; called zebu by Europeans) Bos frontalis (gaur, gayal or Indian bison) Bos grunniens (yak; also Bos mutus) Bos sauveli (kouprey or grey ox) Bos primigenius (aurochs - extinct 1627) Bos aegyptiacus (ancient Egyptian cattle; extinct) Bos javanicus (banteng)
