European bison or wisent

European bison or wisent

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Bovinae
Species : Bison bonasus

 

The European bison, wisent is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the European bison or wisent

Conservation Status The European wisent is Endangered according to the 2000 IUCN Red Data List, based on an assessment by the Bison Specialist Group. (Full text)

The European bison (Bison bonasus) is the only other member of the genus Bison. (Full text)

The Wisent (Bison bonasus) or European bison is larger than the American bison. (Full text)

ticon { position:relative; border:1 solid gray; top:-18; left:46; } MultimediafromEncartaAppears inEuropean BisonThe nearly extinct European bison is taller and lighter than the American bison. (Full text)

The wisent is Europe's heaviest land animal. (Full text)

Rutting season for free European bison is from August to October . (Full text)

The European bison (Bison bonasus) is a symbol of thePark. (Full text)

Unlike their American cousins, who live on the open grasslands of the Midwest, the European bison is a woodland animal. (Full text)

The largest animal in Europe, Wisent is still smaller than his Sister, Buffalo (American Bison). (Full text)

The European bison or wisent (Bison bonasus) is closely related to the American buffalo. (Full text)

The Wisent is the European bison, species Bison bonasus. (Full text)

Wisent is the European bison (Bison bonasus) having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison [German, from Middle High German, from Old High German wisunt]. (Full text)

"The European bison is an integral part of leafed forest and forested steppe biomes, and re-establishing its wild populations is one of the necessary conditions for restoring the natural ecosystems in Europe with all their components," she added. (Full text)

The wisent (pronounced vee-zent), or European bison, is the relative of the North American bison. (Full text)

The European bison is the largest mammal on the continent. (Full text)

Conservation Status The European bison is classified as endangered (Criteria: A2ce, C2a) by the (Full text)

(additional references)Top Crosswords: Bison BonasusNon-English Usage: "Bison Bonasus" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. (Full text)

Brief Description The European Bison is heavily built with longer hind legs than the American Bison. (Full text)

The European aurochs (Bison bonasus) is bred in the area of the State Hunting Area o the town Preslav. (Full text)

The European bison is the continent's largest herbivore; it is less (Full text)

The Russian home of European bison (Bison bonasus) is the Priosko-Terssny State Nature Preserve, which will also participate in the project. (Full text)

1. bison -- (any of several large shaggy-maned humped bovids having large heads and short horns)
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