NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Domestic Yak
Bos grunniens Linnaeus, 1766
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yak (Bos grunniens) is a species of long-haired domesticated Asian cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak (Bos mutus).
Wikipedia contributors, Yak; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:19:44.087546+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bos grunniens Linnaeus, 1766
- Name authority
- Linnaeus, 1766
- Common name
- Domestic Yak
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderArtiodactyla Owen, 1848
- familyBovidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyBovinae Gray, 1821
- tribeBovini Gray, 1821
- genusBos Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesBos grunniens Linnaeus, 1766
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| GayalBos frontalis A. B. Lambert, 1804 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bali CattleBos domesticus Gans, 1915 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| American BisonBos bison Linnaeus, 1758 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European WisentBos bonasus Linnaeus, 1758 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| GaurBos gaurus C. H. Smith, 1827 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wild YakBos mutus (Przewalski, 1883) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| AurochBos primigenius Bojanus, 1827 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| KoupreyBos sauveli Urbain, 1937 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Taurine CattleBos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caucasian WisentBos caucasicus Satunin in Turkin & Satunin, 1904 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bos grunniens grunniens Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=183840 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:MLPW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.