Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus)

Domestic Cattle, a reference photo — Photo: Kim Hansen · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Cattle (Bos taurus) 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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Domestic Cattle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Ovis aries
Bubalus bubalis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Bos
Species: Bos taurus

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