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Bos primigenius

"Wild:

†Bos primigenius primigenius   (Bojanus, 1827)†Bos primigenius namadicus   (Falconer, 1859)†Bos primigenius africanus   (P. Thomas, 1881)domestic:

Bos primigenius taurus   (Linnaeus, 1758)Bos primigenius indicus   (Linnaeus, 1758)Distribution of the three subspeciesSynonymsListBos mauretanicus Thomas, 1881Bosurus minutus v. D. Malsburg, 1911Bos namadicus Falconer, 1859Bos taurusBos indicusBos urusThe aurochs (/ˈɔːrɒks/ or /ˈaʊrɒks/; pl. aurochs, or rarely aurochsen, aurochses), also known as urus or ure (Bos primigenius), is an extinct species of large wild cattle that inhabited Asia, Europe, and North Africa. It is the ancestor of domestic cattle. The species survived in Europe until 1627, when the last recorded aurochs died in the Jaktorów Forest, Poland." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.03.2020)

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