Wild yak
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The wild yak (Bos mutus) is a large, wild bovine native to the Himalayas. It is the ancestor of the domestic yak (Bos grunniens).
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Wild yak | |
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Stuffed specimen in the ANSP, Pennsylvania | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Bovinae |
Genus: | Bos |
Species: | B. mutus |
Binomial name | |
Bos mutus Przewalski, 1883 | |
Distribution of wild yak | |
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