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Bos frontalis
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The gayal (Bos frontalis), also known as mithun or Drung ox, is a large semi-domesticated cattle in the Himalayan foothills of Indian Subcontinent and primarily in Northeast India.
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*Bos frontalis*, commonly known as the Gayal or 大额牛, is a species of mammal within the family Bovidae. It belongs to the genus *Bos* and is classified under the order Artiodactyla, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species is diurnal and inhabits grassland and forest environments. It is listed as a taxon synonym of *Bos gaurus*.
Records indicate that the maximum longevity for this species is 26.2 years, based on one animal that lived that long in captivity. Occurrence data from various institutions, including UNSM, MSU, AMNH, KU, and USNM, document specimens in the United States, India, Laos, and Vietnam. The species has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Species
Gayal
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderArtiodactyla
- FamilyBovidae
Maximum longevity: 26.2 years (captivity) Observations: One animal lived 26.2 years in captivity.
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- Specimen records
- 121
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Bovidae
- Collections
- UNSM, MSU, AMNH, KU, USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, India, Laos, Vietnam, Locality Unknown, Philippines, China, Malaysia
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- 26.2
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- 大额牛
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- forest
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- B. frontalis
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Distribution and habitat
- In culture
- National Research Centre on Mithun
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The gayal (Bos frontalis), also known as mithun or Drung ox, is a large semi-domesticated cattle in the Himalayan foothills of Indian Subcontinent and primarily in Northeast India.
== Taxonomy == In his first description of 1804, Aylmer Bourke Lambert applied the binomial Bos frontalis to a domestic specimen probably from Chittagong.
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