Wild yak

Wild yak Temporal range: 5–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Early Pliocene – Recent
Stuffed specimen in the ANSP, Pennsylvania
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Bovinae
Genus:	Bos
Species:	B. mutus
Binomial name
Bos mutus Przewalski, 1883
Distribution of wild yak
Synonyms
Species Level: Poephagus mutus Subspecies Level: Bos grunniens mutus Bos primigenius mutus Poephagus grunniens mutus

The wild yak (Bos mutus) is a large, wild bovine native to the Himalayas. It is the ancestor of the domestic yak (Bos grunniens).