Bos grunniens subsp. grunniens Linnaeus 1766
Bos grunniens subsp. grunniens Linnaeus 1766, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1: 99.
Type Locality: "Habitat in Asia boreali"; "in regno Tibetano" according to Gmelin, in Linnaeus, 1788 (China, Tibetan Plateau); based on domesticated stock.