Bos bison

Bos bison bison, Great Plains, USA

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bovoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Cladus: Pan-Euungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Cladus: Paraxonia Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Ruminantiamorpha Subordo: Ruminantia Infraordo: Pecora Superfamilia: Bovoidea

Familia: Bovidae
Subfamilia: Bovinae
Genus: Bos
Species: Bos bison
Subspecies: B. b. athabascae – B. b. bison – B. b. septemtrionalis

Name

Bos bison Linnaeus, 1758

• Type: ♂ USNM 250145
• Type locality: Malheur Lake, Harney County, Oregon, USA

Synonyms

• Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Bos americanus Gmelin, 1788
• Bison americanus (Gmelin, 1788)
• Bison bison montanae Krumbiegel, 1980

References

Additional references

• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Links

• Bos bison in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) (Near Threatened)
• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Bison bison
• National Bison Range, Montana - Wikipedia

Vernacular names

• aragonés: Bisont americano
• беларуская: Амерыканскі бізон
• català: Bisó americà
• Tsetsêhestâhese: Hotoa'e
• čeština: Bizon americký
• Deutsch: Amerikanischer Bison
• English: American Bison
• español: Bisonte americano
• euskara: Amerikako bisonte
• galego: Bisonte americano
• עברית: ביזון אמריקאי
• magyar: Amerikai bölény
• interlingua: Bisonte american
• 日本語: アメリカバイソン
• latviešu: Amerikas bizons
• Diné bizaad: Ayání
• polski: Bizon
• português: Bisão-americano
• svenska: Amerikansk bison
• Türkçe: Amerika bizonu
• українська: Американський бізон
• Tiếng Việt: Bò bison châu Mỹ
• 中文: 犎牛

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