Gayal

The gayal (Bos frontalis), also known as the Drung ox or mithun, is a large domestic cattle distributed in Northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and in Yunnan, China.

Gayal
A gayal bull in Bandarban, Bangladesh, 2007
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Genus: Bos
Species:
B. frontalis
Binomial name
Bos frontalis
Lambert, 1804
Synonyms
  • Species Level:
    • Bibos frontalis
  • Subspecies Level:
    • Bos gaurus frontalis
    • Bibos gaurus frontalis
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