Bovidae
E16348
Bovidae is a large family of hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes antelopes, sheep, goats, and cattle, characterized by permanent bony horns and typically complex social behavior.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caprinae | 3 |
| Antilopinae | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade of mammals
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | bovids ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Edward Gray ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1821 ⓘ |
| diet |
browsing on leaves and shrubs
ⓘ
grazing on grasses ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
source of hides
ⓘ
source of meat ⓘ source of milk ⓘ source of wool ⓘ used as draft animals ⓘ |
| habitat |
deserts
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ mountains ⓘ savannas ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cloven hooves
ⓘ
even-toed ungulate ⓘ four-chambered stomach ⓘ herbivorous diet ⓘ horns not shed annually ⓘ possesses permanent bony horns ⓘ ruminant ⓘ typically complex social behavior ⓘ |
| includesSubfamily |
Aepycerotinae
ⓘ
Alcelaphinae ⓘ Bovidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Antilopinae
Bovinae ⓘ Caprinae ⓘ Caprini ⓘ Cephalophinae ⓘ Hippotraginae ⓘ Pantholopinae ⓘ Peleinae ⓘ Reduncinae ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Aepyceros melampus
ⓘ
Alcelaphinae ⓘ
surface form:
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Indian gazelle ⓘ
surface form:
Antilope cervicapra
Bison bison ⓘ Bos taurus ⓘ Capra hircus ⓘ Oryx gazella ⓘ Ovis ⓘ
surface form:
Ovis aries
Syncerus caffer ⓘ |
| infraorder | Pecora ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Africa
ⓘ
Eurasia ⓘ North America ⓘ parts of Arctic regions ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Ruminantia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Bos taurus ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Antilopinae
this entity surface form:
Caprinae
this entity surface form:
Caprinae
this entity surface form:
Caprinae