Bison bison

Bison bison bison, Great Plains, USA

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: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: 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

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

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