Bovinae

Bovinae
	Water Buffalo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Bovinae ; Gray , 1821

Bovinae is a subfamily of the even-toed ungulate family Bovidae . About 26 species of bovines belong to this subfamily.

Bovines are herbivores , and they mostly eat grass .

Taxonomy [ change | change source ]

Subfamily Bovinae
- Tribe Boselaphini
  - Genus Tetracerus
    - Four-horned Antelope ( Tetracerus quadricornis )
  - Genus Boselaphus
    - Nilgai , Boselaphus tragocamelus
- Tribe Bovini
  - Genus Bubalus
    - Water Buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis )
    - Tamaraw ( Bubalus mindorensis )
    - Lowland Anoa ( Bubalus depressicornis )
    - Mountain Anoa ( Bubalus quarlesi )
  - Genus Syncerus
    - African Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer )
  - Genus Bos
    - Zebu Cattle ( Bos indicus )
    - Kouprey ( Bos sauveli )
    - Banteng ( Bos javanicus )
    - Gaur ( Bos frontalis or Bos gaurus )
    - Yak ( Bos grunniens )
    - Aurochs or urus ( Bos primigenius ) †
    - Domestic Cattle ( Bos taurus )
  - Genus Pseudoryx
    - Saola ( Pseudoryx nghetinhensis )
  - Genus Bison
    - American Bison ( Bison bison )
    - Wisent ( Bison bonasus )
- Tribe Strepsicerotini
  - Genus Tragelaphus
    - Sitatunga , Tragelaphus spekeii
    - Nyala , Tragelaphus angasii
    - Bushbuck , Tragelaphus scriptus
    - Mountain Nyala , Tragelaphus buxtoni
    - Lesser Kudu , Tragelaphus imberbis
    - Greater Kudu , Tragelaphus strepsiceros
    - Bongo (antelope) , Tragelaphus eurycerus
  - Genus Taurotragus
    - Common Eland , Taurotragus oryx
    - Giant Eland , Taurotragus derbianus

The four genera Tetracerus , Boselaphus , Tragelaphus and Taurotragus are sometimes put into their own subfamily Tragelaphinae , and sometimes with the bovines.

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