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Bos grunniens mutus (wild yak)

Synonyms: Bos mutus; Poephagus mutus

Wikipedia Abstract

The yak (Bos grunniens and Bos mutus) is a long-haired bovid found throughout the Himalaya region of southern Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia. Most yaks are domesticated Bos grunniens. There is also a small, vulnerable population of wild yaks, Bos mutus.
View Wikipedia Record: Bos grunniens mutus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Bos grunniens mutus

Prey / Diet

Carex moorcroftii[1]

Predators

Canis lupus (Wolf)[1]
Ursus arctos pruinosus (brown bear)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Bos grunniens and Bos mutus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae), DAVID M. LESLIE, JR. AND GEORGE B. SCHALLER, MAMMALIAN SPECIES 836:1–17 (2009)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0