Wild ancestors of domestic animals

Can you name the wild animals that these domestic animals are descended from?

Some of these wild animals have gone extinct within the last 500 years.

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Scientific name	Domestic animal	Wild ancestor	Wild ancestor's scientific name
Equus ferus caballus	Horse	Tarpan	Equus ferus ferus
Equus africanus asinus	Donkey	Nubian wild ass and Somali wild ass	Equus africanus africanus and E. a. somaliensis
Lama glama	Llama	Guanaco	Lama guanicoe
Vicugna pacos	Alpaca	Vicuña	Vicugna vicugna
Bos taurus taurus	Taurine (European) cattle	Eurasian aurochs	Bos primigenius primigenius
Bos taurus indicus	Zebu	Indian aurochs	Bos primigenius namadicus
Bos javanicus domesticus	Bali cattle	Javan banteng	Bos javanicus javanicus
Bos frontalis	Gayal	Gaur	Bos gaurus
Capra aegagrus hircus	Goat	Bezoar ibex	Capra aegagrus aegagrus
Ovis aries	Sheep	Mouflon	Ovis orientalis orientalis
Sus scrofa domesticus	Pig	Wild boar	Sus scrofa libycus or S. s. moupinensis
Canis lupus familiaris	Dog	Gray wolf	Canis lupus
Felis catus	Cat	African wildcat	Felis lybica
Mustela putorius furo	Ferret	European polecat	Mustela putorius
Gallus gallus domesticus	Chicken	Red junglefowl and grey junglefowl	Gallus gallus murghi and G. sonneratii
Anas platyrhynchos domesticus	Duck	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Columba livia domestica	Pigeon	Rock dove	Columba livia
Lonchura striata domestica	Society finch	White-rumped munia	Lonchura striata
Cyprinus rubrofuscus	Koi	Amur carp	Cyprinus rubrofuscus

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