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European bison
European bison
(Bison bonasus)
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Also known as:
wisent
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Bison
(1)
Size
Length: 2.9 m
(2)
Shoulder height: 1.8 - 1.95 m
(2)
Weight
800 - 1,000 kg
(2)
Status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
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