Bos Linnaeus 1758 (ox)
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 42753
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Bovini according to A. Hassanin and E. J. P. Douzery 2003
Sister taxa: Bovina, Bubalina, Pelorovis, Pseudorygini, Ugandax
Subtaxa: Bos acutifrons, Bos bubaloides, Bos caffer, Bos gaurus, Bos grunniens, Bos indicus, Bos javanicus, Bos makapaani, Bos palaethiopicus, Bos planifrons, Bos primigenius, Bos sauveli, Bos taurus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore