Bos mutus
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Bos mutus is the wild yak, a large long-haired bovine native to the high-altitude regions of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
species
ⓘ
wild yak ⓘ |
| adaptation |
broad hooves for rough terrain
ⓘ
dense underfur ⓘ large lungs and heart for high altitude ⓘ thick insulating coat ⓘ |
| binomialName | Bos mutus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 2.5–3.3 m ⓘ |
| bodyMassFemale | about 300–400 kg ⓘ |
| bodyMassMale | up to about 1000 kg ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coat | long hair ⓘ |
| coatColor | usually dark brown or black ⓘ |
| commonName | wild yak ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1766 ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| domesticatedRelative | domestic yak ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedsOn |
grasses
ⓘ
sedges ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 8–9 months ⓘ |
| groupName | herd ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
cold steppe ⓘ high-altitude grasslands ⓘ |
| horns | present in both sexes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Himalayas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offspringPerBirth | usually one calf ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Bos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Bos grunniens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| socialStructure | gregarious ⓘ |
| tailLength | about 60–100 cm ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ hybridization with domestic yak ⓘ |
| typicalElevation | 3000–6000 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.