Cattle, antelopes and allies

The Bovidae is the mammal family that contains all the cattle, goats, sheep, antelopes and gazelles. All male bovines have horns, though some hornless breeds of domestic cattle have been bred by man. In some species the females have horns too.

Genus

  • Antidorcas Springbok (species)

  • Connochaetes Blue wildebeest (species)

  • Ibex and goats (Capra)

    Ibex and goats form a genus of bovine animals that contains fewer than 10 species. They are agile and skillful climbers among the steep cliffs of mountainous habitats and survive on the sparse vegetation that grows there.

  • Ovibos Musk ox (species)

  • Procapra Mongolian gazelle (species)

  • Saiga Saiga (species)

  • Sheep (Ovis)

    Sheep comprise several wild species as well as all the breeds of the familiar domestic sheep. Wild sheep prefer rocky or mountainous habitats, and run to higher ground when threatened.

  • Syncerus African buffalo (species)

About

A bovid is any of almost 140 species of cloven-hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. The family is widespread, being native to all continents except South America, Australia and Antarctica, and diverse: members include bison, African Buffalo, water buffalo, antelopes, gazelles, sheep, goats, muskox, and domestic cattle.

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Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animal (animalia)

Class: Mammal (Mammalia)

Order: Even-toed ungulate (Artiodactyla)

Family: Bovid (Bovidae)

Other Artiodactyla

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