genus
Bos
Bos is a genus in the family Bovidae. This database currently files 18 species under it, 4 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 18
- Threatened
- 4
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 39%
- Weight range
- 416.5 kg – 1.5 t
Best-known members of Bos
Ranked by popularity score.
How threatened is Bos?
5 of 18 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 2 | 40% |
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 40% |
| EXExtinct | 1 | 20% |
Where is Bos found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6+
All species in Bos
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurochs | Bos primigenius | Bovidae | Extinct | 1.5 t | Not recorded |
| Gaur | Bos gaurus | Bovidae | Vulnerable | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Wild yak | Bos mutus | Bovidae | Vulnerable | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Yak | Bos grunniens | Bovidae | Not recorded | 416.5 kg | Not recorded |
| Banteng | Bos javanicus | Bovidae | Critically Endangered | 625 kg | 1 |
| Kouprey | Bos sauveli | Bovidae | Critically Endangered | 800 kg | Not recorded |
| Gayal | Bos frontalis | Bovidae | Not recorded | 800 kg | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bison schoetensacki | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Domestic cattle | Bos taurus | Bovidae | Not recorded | 900 kg | 1 |
| American bison | Bos bison | Bovidae | Not recorded | 579.3 kg | Not recorded |
| Wisent | Bos bonasus | Bovidae | Not recorded | 500 kg | Not recorded |
| Zebu cattle | Bos indicus | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Steppe Wisent | Bos priscus | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bos africanus | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bos americanus | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Caucasian Wisent | Bos caucasicus | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bali cattle | Bos domesticus | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Bos scythicus | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |