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.

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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

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Subject: European bison
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bieszczady National Park fauna European bison
Magura National Park hasFauna European bison
Schorfheide forest protectsSpecies European bison
Eastern Carpathians fauna European bison
Belovezhskaya Pushcha contains European bison
Schorfheide hasWildlife European bison
this entity surface form: European bison (reintroduced in wider region)
Poloniny National Park hasFauna European bison
Kampinos National Park hasFauna European bison
Fota Wildlife Park hasSpecies European bison
Białowieża National Park (Poland) section of Białowieża Forest habitatOf European bison
this entity surface form: European bison subspecies Bison bonasus bonasus