Bison bison

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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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
American bison	5
Bison	1
Bison bison athabascae	1

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 ⓘ