---
title: "Jak"
description: "Bos grunniens — Ssaki. The yak (Bos grunniens) is a species of long-haired domesticated Asian cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/domestic-yak
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jak

> Bos grunniens — Ssaki. The yak (Bos grunniens) is a species of long-haired domesticated Asian cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia.

- Scientific name: *Bos grunniens*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `mountains` (Góry), `farm` (Gospodarstwo)
- iNaturalist observations: 1486
- Wikidata: [Q13408062](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13408062)
- iNaturalist taxon: [889089](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/889089)

## Names

- en: Domestic Yak
- de: Hausyak
- es: Yak
- fr: Yak domestique
- pl: Jak

## Countries with the most observations

CN (174), NP (124), IN (96), MN (59), BT (47), RU (27), KG (13), KZ (8), TJ (7), PK (6), AF (3)

## Summary

The yak (Bos grunniens) is a species of long-haired domesticated Asian cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak (Bos mutus).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yak

## Photo

![Jak](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/domestic-yak/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ina Siebert · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38677582

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/domestic-yak?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).