πCow
Cattle are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Bos taurus yet.
- Body mass
- 750 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- 1.28 m
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 20 years
Everything we know about the Cow
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass750 kgAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: questionable
Source: AnAge Β· AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) Β· CC BY 3.0
Shoulder height1.28 m1.25β1.32 m Β· typical rangenot statedDetails βHide β
"Weight ranges from 147 kilograms to 1363 kilograms, and height from 49-52 inches." Species-level statement for domestic cattle; 49-52 in = 1.245-1.321 m, value is the midpoint. Measurement point not stated (withers by convention). Individual breeds fall well outside this typical band (e.g. dwarf zebu, large draft breeds).
Source: Animal Diversity Web (Univ. Michigan), Bos taurus account (T. Dewey & J. Ng), https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bos_taurus/ Β· see citation
Maximum lifespan20 yearsAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: questionable
Source: AnAge Β· AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) Β· CC BY 3.0
Gestation277 daysAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: questionable
Source: AnAge Β· AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) Β· CC BY 3.0
Litter size1AnAgeDetails βHide β
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Volume l750 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Cow yet: body length, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassMammalia
- βΊorderArtiodactyla
- βΊfamilyBovidae
- βΊgenusBos
- βΊspeciesBos taurus
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals Β· Artiodactyla
- familyBovidae
- subfamilyBovinae
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals Β· Artiodactyla
- suborderRuminantia
- infraorderPecora
- familyBovidae
- subfamilyBovinae
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