All species
Cow
Bos taurus
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Bos
- Species
- B. taurus
Ecology
Habitat: Pasture and agricultural landscapes
Diet: Herbivore
Behaviour: Herd-living ruminant grazer.
Conservation: Domesticated (not evaluated)
About & Interesting Facts
Domestic cattle are large ruminant bovids kept as livestock.
- Ruminants ferment plant material in the rumen.
- Livestock detections matter in human-wildlife conflict studies.