Bison bison

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bovoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Ruminantiamorpha Subordo: Ruminantia Infraordo: Pecora Superfamilia: Bovoidea

Familia: Bovidae
Subfamilia: Bovinae
Genus: Bison
Species: Bison bison
Subspecies: B. b. athabascae – B. b. bison – B. b. septemtrionalis

Name

Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type: ♂ USNM 250145
Type locality: Malheur Lake, Harney County, Oregon, USA

Synonyms

Bos bison Linnaeus, 1758 (protonym)
Bos americanus Gmelin, 1788
Bison americanus (Gmelin, 1788)
Bison bison montanae Krumbiegel, 1980

References

Primary references

Additional references

Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.

Links

Bison bison in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) (Near Threatened)
Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Bison bison
National Bison Range, Montana - Wikipedia

Vernacular names

aragonés: Bisont americano
беларуская: Амерыканскі бізон
català: Bisó americà
Tsetsêhestâhese: Hotoa'e
čeština: Bizon americký
Deutsch: Amerikanischer Bison
English: American Bison
español: Bisonte americano
euskara: Amerikako bisonte
galego: Bisonte americano
עברית: ביזון אמריקאי
magyar: Amerikai bölény
interlingua: Bisonte american
日本語: アメリカバイソン
latviešu: Amerikas bizons
Diné bizaad: Ayání
polski: Bizon
português: Bisão-americano
svenska: Amerikansk bison
Türkçe: Amerika bizonu
українська: Американський бізон
Tiếng Việt: Bò bison châu Mỹ
中文: 犎牛