Highland Cattle

• Scientific name: Bos taurus 

• Kingdom: Animalia 

• Phylum: Chordata 

• Class: Mammalia 

• Order: Artiodactyla 

• Family: Bovidae 

• Genus: Bos 

• Species: taurus 

 Fun Facts

• Cattle spend roughly 8 hours each day grazing 

• Highland cows get their name from their native range- the Scottish Highlands 

• As with all cattle, cow refers to females and bulls refer to males 

• Highlands are widely regarded as the hardiest breed of cattle