Bos

Bos is the genus containing oxen.

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[?])