aurochs

Summary

aurochs is an extinct taxon^[1]. aurochs ranks in the top 2% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,717 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• aurochs's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon^[3].
• aurochs's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• aurochs is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• aurochs's IUCN conservation status is recorded as extinct species^[6].
• aurochs belongs to the parent taxon Bos^[7].
• aurochs's location of discovery is recorded as Europe^[8].
• aurochs's location of discovery is recorded as North Africa^[9].
• aurochs's location of discovery is recorded as Middle East^[10].
• aurochs's location of discovery is recorded as India^[11].
• aurochs's location of discovery is recorded as Central Asia^[12].
• aurochs's location of discovery is recorded as East Asia^[13].
• aurochs's location of discovery is recorded as Yangyuan County^[14].
• aurochs's location of discovery is recorded as Korean Peninsula^[15].
• aurochs's scientific name is Bos primigenius^[16].
• aurochs's Commons category is recorded as Bos primigenius^[17].
• aurochs began on -2000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• aurochs ended on 1627^[19].
• aurochs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bos primigenius^[20].
• aurochs's Commons gallery is recorded as Bos primigenius^[21].
• aurochs's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[22].
• aurochs's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[23].
• aurochs's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• aurochs's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• aurochs's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• aurochs's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[27].

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Classification

aurochs's scientific name is Bos primigenius^[16]. aurochs is classified at the rank of species^[5]. aurochs belongs to the parent taxon Bos^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Uro'}^[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Auroch'}^[29], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Aurochs'}^[30], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Auerochse'}^[31], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eurasischer Auerochse'}^[32], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ur'}^[33].

Identifiers

aurochs's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144091^[34]. aurochs's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9909^[35]. aurochs's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441024^[36]. aurochs's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183845^[37].

Why It Matters

aurochs ranks in the top 2% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,717 views/month).^[2] aurochs has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] aurochs is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]