Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758
(Cattle, Domestic Cattle)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBos taurus (Cattle, Domestic Cattle)
GenusBos (cows and oxen)
FamilyBOVIDAE (cattle)
OrderARTIODACTYLA (even-toed ungulates)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Bos taurus (Cattle, Domestic Cattle) :
1: Bos taurus (Cattle, Domestic Cattle)
12 Aug 2009 OSGR: SX86 50° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
cows in field
Image 1: Cow feeding on grassImage 2: Cow feeding on grass (2)Image 3: Cow feeding on grass (3)Image 4: Cow feeding on grass (4)Image 5: Cows in field
2: Bos taurus (Cattle, Domestic Cattle)
12 Aug 2009 OSGR: SX86 50° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
two cows with three calves
Image 1: Two cows with three calvesImage 2: Two cows with three calves (2)Image 3: Two cows with three calves (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Pedigree Cattle Breeds - dairy www.thecattlesite.com/breeds/dairy/
Anon. Pedigree Cattle Breeds - beef www.thecattlesite.com/breeds/beef/
RBST Rare Breeds of Britain 77pp, Rare Breeds Survival Trust

Breeds

Anon. 1913 British breeds of live stock 2nd edition, 234pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Bos taurus (Cattle, Domestic Cattle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bos taurus (Cattle, Domestic Cattle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 185 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bos taurus (Cattle, Domestic Cattle)
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