European bison
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The European bison is Europe’s heaviest surviving wild land mammal, a once nearly extinct forest-dwelling bovine now restored through conservation efforts in regions such as Eastern Europe.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European bison (reintroduced in wider region) | 1 |
| European bison subspecies Bison bonasus bonasus | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bovid
ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ wild cattle ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | one calf ⓘ |
| binomialName | Bison bonasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 2.1 to 2.9 metres ⓘ |
| bodyMass | up to about 920 kilograms in males ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coat | dark brown ⓘ |
| commonName |
European bison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European wood bison ⓘ wisent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom | American bison by slimmer build and longer legs ⓘ |
| eats |
bark
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ leaves ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | mixed herds ⓘ |
| genus | Bison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 264 days ⓘ |
| habitat |
mixed forests
ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ wooded grasslands ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large head with short neck
ⓘ
prominent shoulder hump ⓘ short curved horns ⓘ |
| historicalRange | much of Europe ⓘ |
| keyPopulation |
Białowieża Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carpathian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | up to about 25 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to about 20 years ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caucasus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onceClassifiedAs | Extinct in the Wild ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | American bison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| restoredBy |
captive breeding programs
ⓘ
reintroduction projects ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem |
ecosystem engineer
ⓘ
large herbivore ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| shoulderHeight | approximately 1.6 to 1.9 metres ⓘ |
| socialStructure | gregarious ⓘ |
| subfamily | Bovinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
fragmentation of populations
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ overhunting ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
European bison (reintroduced in wider region)
this entity surface form:
European bison subspecies Bison bonasus bonasus