---
title: "Domestic Cattle"
description: "Bos taurus — Mamíferos. Cattle are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/domestic-cattle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Domestic Cattle

> Bos taurus — Mamíferos. Cattle are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock.

- Scientific name: *Bos taurus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `farm` (Quinta)
- iNaturalist observations: 57119
- Wikidata: [Q19610691](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19610691)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74113](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74113)

## Names

- en: Domestic Cattle
- de: Hausrind
- es: Ganado vacuno
- fr: Vache Domestique

## Countries with the most observations

US (1107), IN (856), MX (574), AU (302), HK (286), NL (214), AR (174), BR (169), ZA (162), CL (142), NZ (114), CO (113)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Domestic Cattle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/domestic-cattle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194750457

## Machine access

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