Cattle
Bos taurus
Original Range and subspecies 3
Cattle, in the form of Aurochs (Bos (taurus) primigenius) used to occur throughout the Western Palaearctic except for Northern Europe and the Saharan and Arabian deserts. Two subspecies used to occur in the W Palearctic: The Eurasian Aurochs (B. p. primigenius) and the North African Aurochs (B. p. africanus). Both are now extinct, but their domesticated form still occurs over much of their former range (and beyond). Wild-living cattle currently occupy less than 1% of their original range in our region, and all populations are the result of reintroductions.
Reintroduction efforts so far 4
Free ranging wild cattle without an owner are still rare in our region, but becoming more common as they are introduced into natural grazing projects. The next step would be to restore fully wild herds that are free to roam the landscape.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Ouwesok, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/95975006@N08/25939620878/
- (c) Stan van Remmerden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
- Adapted by Stan van Remmerden from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bos_taurus
- (c) Stan van Remmerden, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- ASM Mammal Diversity Database
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- CalPhotos
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- VertNet
- 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
iNat Map
| Status in w palearctic | 1% or less of original range |
|---|---|
| Ecological niche | Large Herbivore |
| Region | Europe - Caucasus, Europe - Central, Europe - Eastern, Europe - Iberia, Europe - Italy, Europe - Southeastern, Europe - Western, Middle East - Anatolia, Middle East - Levant, North Africa - Eastern, North Africa - Western |
| Z ecotourism potential | 3 |
