Near ThreatenedEuropean Bison
Bison bonasus
14 countries4 parks
Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 2 species of bison, in the family Bovidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 17 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
The entire species descends from twelve animals: the genetic bottleneck is so extreme that genetic diversity remains one of the main concerns in its conservation.
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Unlike the American bison, which grazes grass on open plains, the European one is a woodland animal that also browses leaves, shoots and bark.
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It can run at over 55 km/h despite weighing a tonne.
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There were once over 30 million of them, before European colonisation.
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It is the national mammal of the United States.
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