Animal Diversity Web lists the following habitats for Bos taurus: agricultural habitats.
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Animal Diversity Web lists the following habitats for Bos taurus: agricultural habitats.
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Domestic cattle are found today in most parts of the world, and their wild ancestors lived in North Africa, Europe and South Asia. In Saudi Arabia there are two breeds of humped cattle (zebu): the Hassawi in the Eastern Province and the Janoubi in the south-west of the Kingdom.
Evidence: SRC-292 · SRC-293Statement code:
In NAKTASHIF worlds:Gardens, farms and human-associated habitats
Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T075140032 · last approved 8 November 2026
Only one cow of the local humpless (taurine) Saudi cattle free of any phenotypic trace of zebu crossbreeding was found, on the Najd Plateau in central Saudi Arabia, and it may be the last pure animal of this type, which means it is on the verge of extinction.