Kingdom Animalia Order Artiodactyla Subfamily Bovinae Scientific name Bovini Higher classification Bovinae | Phylum Chordata Family Bovidae Tribe Bovini
Gray, 1821 Lifespan Cattle: 18 – 22 years | |
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Mass Cattle: 1,100 kg, Domestic yak: 350 – 580 kg, Kouprey: 680 – 910 kg Height Domestic yak: 1.6 – 2.2 m, Kouprey: 1.7 – 1.9 m Length Domestic yak: 2.5 – 3.3 m, Kouprey: 2.1 – 2.3 m Lower classifications Cattle, Domestic yak, Oxen, Gaur, Banteng | ||
The Bovini tribe is made up of large to very large grazers, including large animals of great economic significance to humans in Domestic Cattle, Domestic buffalo, and the Yak, as well as smaller Asian relatives, and large free-roaming bovids in the African Buffalo and the American Bison.
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Evolution
The closest relations to this tribe are the Boselaphini and Tragelaphini tribes. The common ancestor of all the Bovini species appears to have lived about 5–8 million years ago. The first clade to diverge was the buffalo clade (Bubalus and Syncerus species). This was followed by the banteng/gaur/gayal clade and the domestic cattle clade. A fourth clade leading to the bison and yak species may also exist.
Taxonomy
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