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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Bison bison | Bison 



ABBREVIATION : 
BIBI

COMMON NAMES : 
   bison
   American bison 
   plains bison 
   wood bison
   prairie bison
   woodland bison
   mountain bison


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the bison is Bison bison
Linnaeus.  It is in the family Bovidae [34].  Bison taxonomy has been a
controversial issue for many years and classification to the subspecies
level remains a matter of debate [11,53].  However, most authorities
recognize two subspecies, the plains bison (Bison bison bison) and the
wood bison (B. bison athabascae Rhoads) [11,34,53].


ORDER : 
Artiodactyla

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
Wood bison are listed as endangered.

OTHER STATUS : 
In Canada, wood bison are federally listed as endangered in Alberta,
British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and Yukon Territory [98].  The
Nature Conservancy lists them as critically imperiled in British
Columbia [77].  They are also listed in the Red Data Book by the
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
(IUCN) and are thereby recognized world-wide as endangered.  Wood bison
are classified as an Appendix I animal in the Conservation on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
(CITES), which provides regulated protection from international trade
[63].  Bison are protected in Idaho [59].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L Tesky, February 1995


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1995. Bison bison. In: Remainder of Citation

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