Bovinae
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Bovinae is a subfamily of the even-toed ungulate family Bovidae. About 24 species of bovines belong to this subfamily.
Bovines are herbivores, and they mostly eat grass.
[edit] Taxonomy
- Subfamily Bovinae
- Genus Tetracerus
- Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis)
- Genus Bubalus
- Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
- Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis)
- Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
- Mountain Anoa (Bubalus quarlesi)
- Genus Syncerus
- African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
- Genus Bos
- Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus)
- Kouprey (Bos sauveli)
- Banteng (Bos javanicus)
- Gaur (Bos frontalis or Bos gaurus)
- Yak (Bos grunniens)
- Genus Pseudoryx
- Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
- Genus Bison
- American Bison (Bison bison)
- Wisent (Bison bonasus)
- Genus Boselaphus
- Genus Tragelaphus
- Genus Taurotragus
- Genus Tetracerus
The three genera Boselaphus, Tragelaphus and Taurotragus are sometimes put into their own subfamily Tragelaphinae, and sometimes with the bovines.
[edit] Links
Look up Bovinae in Wikispecies, a directory of species
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