what animal is the beast in beauty and the beast

The Beast in Beauty and the Beast is not of any one species of animal, but a chimera, a mixture of several animals). He has the head structure and horns of a buffalo, the arms and body of a bear, the eyebrows of a gorilla, the jaws, teeth, and mane of a lion, the tusks of a wild boar, and the legs and tail of a wolf). He is also similar in appearance to mythical monsters like the Minotaur or a werewolf).