Bovinae
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Bovinae is a subfamily of the even-toed ungulate family Bovidae. About 26 species of bovines belong to this subfamily.
Bovines are herbivores, and they mostly eat grass.
Taxonomy
- Subfamily Bovinae
- Tribe Boselaphini
- Genus Tetracerus
- Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis)
- Genus Boselaphus
- Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus
- Genus Tetracerus
- Tribe Bovini
- 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
- Zebu Cattle (Bos indicus)
- Kouprey (Bos sauveli)
- Banteng (Bos javanicus)
- Gaur (Bos frontalis or Bos gaurus)
- Yak (Bos grunniens)
- Aurochs or urus (Bos primigenius) †
- Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus)
- Genus Pseudoryx
- Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
- Genus Bison
- American Bison (Bison bison)
- Wisent (Bison bonasus)
- Genus Bubalus
- Tribe Strepsicerotini
- Genus Tragelaphus
- Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekeii
- Nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
- Bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus
- Mountain Nyala, Tragelaphus buxtoni
- Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis
- Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
- Bongo (antelope), Tragelaphus eurycerus
- Genus Taurotragus
- Common Eland, Taurotragus oryx
- Giant Eland, Taurotragus derbianus
- Genus Tragelaphus
- Tribe Boselaphini
The four genera Tetracerus, Boselaphus, Tragelaphus and Taurotragus are sometimes put into their own subfamily Tragelaphinae, and sometimes with the bovines.
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