Bison bison

E94616

bovid mammal species

Bison bison is the American bison, a large, hump-shouldered grazing mammal native to North America and a prominent symbol of the Great Plains.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
American bison	22
Bison	2
Bison bison canonical	1
Bison bison athabascae	1
buffalo (American bison)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T774106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bison bison
Context triple: [Bovidae, includesTaxon, Bison bison]

A. Bison
Bison is the official mascot of Howard University, symbolizing the institution’s strength, resilience, and historic legacy.
B. Antelope
Antelope is a suburban community in Sacramento County, California, known primarily as a residential area near the city of Sacramento.
C. Roosevelt elk
The Roosevelt elk is the largest subspecies of North American elk, native to the Pacific Northwest’s temperate rainforests and known for its impressive size and massive antlers.
D. Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus, commonly known as the red deer, is a large, widespread species of deer native to Europe, parts of Asia, and North Africa, and is one of the most studied and culturally significant wild ungulates.
E. Bos taurus
Bos taurus is the domesticated cattle species widely raised worldwide for meat, milk, and labor.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bison bison
Target entity description: Bison bison is the American bison, a large, hump-shouldered grazing mammal native to North America and a prominent symbol of the Great Plains.

A. Bison
Bison is the official mascot of Howard University, symbolizing the institution’s strength, resilience, and historic legacy.
B. Antelope
Antelope is a suburban community in Sacramento County, California, known primarily as a residential area near the city of Sacramento.
C. Roosevelt elk
The Roosevelt elk is the largest subspecies of North American elk, native to the Pacific Northwest’s temperate rainforests and known for its impressive size and massive antlers.
D. Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus, commonly known as the red deer, is a large, widespread species of deer native to Europe, parts of Asia, and North Africa, and is one of the most studied and culturally significant wild ungulates.
E. Bos taurus
Bos taurus is the domesticated cattle species widely raised worldwide for meat, milk, and labor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bovid ⓘ mammal ⓘ species ⓘ
averageLifespanInWild	about 15 years ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	Bison bison self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: American bison American buffalo ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important to many Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ symbol of the Great Plains ⓘ
currentRange	fragmented populations in North America ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ
family	Bovidae ⓘ
forms	herds ⓘ
gestationPeriod	about 9 months ⓘ
hasBodyLength	approximately 2 to 3.5 meters ⓘ
hasBodyMass	up to about 1000 kg in large males ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	hump-shouldered ⓘ short curved horns ⓘ thick fur ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	Near Threatened ⓘ
hasShoulderHeight	approximately 1.5 to 2 meters ⓘ
hasSubspecies	Bison bison self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bison bison athabascae Bison bison bison ⓘ
historicalRange	from Alaska to northern Mexico ⓘ from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian region ⓘ
hornPresence	both sexes horned ⓘ
iucnStatusSystem	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ surface form: IUCN Red List
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
legalStatus	national mammal of the United States ⓘ
maximumLifespanInCaptivity	over 20 years ⓘ
movementPattern	migratory or seasonally nomadic ⓘ
nativeTo	Great Plains ⓘ North America ⓘ
order	Artiodactyla ⓘ
parentTaxon	Bison ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
primaryFood	grasses ⓘ sedges ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy	viviparous ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	males larger than females ⓘ
socialBehavior	gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	habitat loss ⓘ historical overhunting ⓘ
typicalHabitat	grassland ⓘ open woodland ⓘ prairie ⓘ
usedFor	conservation grazing ⓘ hides ⓘ meat ⓘ
yearDescribed	1758 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited