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Bali Cattle

Bos domesticus Gans, 1915

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Bali Bull as Domesticated Banteng

Bali Bull as Domesticated Banteng

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Bali cattle (Bos domesticus), also known as Balinese cattle, Bali banteng, Indonesian cattle, or most generally, the domestic banteng are a domesticated species of bovine which originated from the banteng (Bos javanicus). Bali cattle are an important source of meat and are used for plowing. They are thought to have originated in Bali. Feral populations exist in Northern Australia.

Wikipedia contributors, Bali cattle; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:09:02.855555+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Bos domesticus Gans, 1915
Name authority
Gans, 1915
Common name
Bali Cattle
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Bos
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderArtiodactyla Owen, 1848
  12. familyBovidae Gray, 1821
  13. subfamilyBovinae Gray, 1821
  14. tribeBovini Gray, 1821
  15. genusBos Linnaeus, 1758
  16. speciesBos domesticus Gans, 1915

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Bos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
GayalBos frontalis A. B. Lambert, 1804BovidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
American BisonBos bison Linnaeus, 1758BovidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
European WisentBos bonasus Linnaeus, 1758BovidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
GaurBos gaurus C. H. Smith, 1827BovidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Domestic YakBos grunniens Linnaeus, 1766BovidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Wild YakBos mutus (Przewalski, 1883)BovidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
AurochBos primigenius Bojanus, 1827BovidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
KoupreyBos sauveli Urbain, 1937BovidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Taurine CattleBos taurus Linnaeus, 1758BovidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Caucasian WisentBos caucasicus Satunin in Turkin & Satunin, 1904BovidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extinct

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Australia

Southern Asia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1277562 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:DJ4F2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.