The Eurasian aurochs (B. p. primigenius) was part of the Pleistocene megafauna in Eurasia and survived until the 17th century in Eastern Europe. The Indian aurochs (B. p. namadicus) lived on the Indian subcontinent. The North African aurochs (B. p. mauritanicus) lived north of the Sahara. This subspecies has also been called B. p. opisthonomus.
The Eurasian aurochs (B. p. primigenius) was part of the Pleistocene megafauna in Eurasia .and survived until the 17th century in Eastern Europe. The Indian aurochs (B p. namadicus) lived on the Indian subcontinent. The North African aurochs (B. p. mauritanicus) lived north of the Sahara. This subspecies has also been called B. p. opisthonomus.